Do we bloggers always need a reason to post pretty pictures? I for one don't think so. Sometimes we (or at least I) go to a museum simply to see something pretty and not neccesarily to learn anything. Is that too honest? 
If you need another reason, it's my birthday; A little pretty is required. Shown here are some period rooms and furnishings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
A bust of Louis XV at the age of 47 by Lemoyne and presented to his mistress, Madame de Pompadour (beat that portrait to your mistress, Congressman Weiner)
I show a lot of pictures of chandeliers on my blog I'm starting to realize. Would you believe I don't even own one myself?
Gilded lit a la duchesse (or flying tester bed) by Georges Jacob. Enjoy!
A bust of Louis XV at the age of 47 by Lemoyne and presented to his mistress, Madame de Pompadour (beat that portrait to your mistress, Congressman Weiner)
I show a lot of pictures of chandeliers on my blog I'm starting to realize. Would you believe I don't even own one myself?
Gilded lit a la duchesse (or flying tester bed) by Georges Jacob. Enjoy!
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Happy Birthday!!!!!!
Happy Birthday, Stefan! I just bought two antique chandeliers on ebay (a steal for sure), maybe you need to buy yourself a birthday present.
love that bed
Happy birthday!
Next time you visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, notice that some of the chandeliers have great little handmade glass light bulbs. (They require a transformer). And so often the "candles" are made too short; note the correct lengths shown here are proportional to the fixture and the period.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope that it's a brilliant day!
Happy birthday Stefan!
A beautiful selection in today's post! I'm convinced our world would not be so acrimonious if we had more "pretty!" I wonder why the notion has fallen out of favor?
There are folks up here in Maine wishing you a pretty happy birthday! Hope your day is wonderful from start to finish!
Hope you have a delicious and down right pretty birthday.
Happy Birthday! Pretty with no reason is often the best kind of pretty.
Happy Birthday! dear friend.
Would you like to have a chandelier as your birthday present? :)
Stefan! I hope you're having a wonderful birthday so far and hope the celebration extends into the weekend.
I definitely agree -- sometimes no words are needed.
Cheers,
Courtney
Agreed, beauty in itself is a reason to post these images. The bed is spectacular. I've always loved tester beds.
Happy Birthday and many happy returns...
No we do not need a reason, however as you say a birthday is a pretty good reason! Happy Birthday Stefan!
I hope that you had a wonderful day!
Happy Birthday! A lovely day.
Happy Birthday Stefan! Hope it was a wonderful day and definitely expand it into the weekend. In fact I am in favor of 'Birthday Week'.
Enjoy and keep it pretty...
xsxsxs
Happy birthday stefan! :) I hope you're having a wonderful day. To answer your question about whether you're being too honest...we all read your blog expressly for your honest perspective so keep finding and sharing pretty things with us!
No reason needed. These are beautiful - or I should say magnificent!
Pretty indeed! Do art and architecture need more impulse than that?
Firstly - a belated happy birthday!! And i of course totally agree - how can an infusion of beauty ever be wrong??!!
You never need a reason to show me pretty! Happy belated. I am thinking up something pretty to celebrate. . .
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