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A boudoir [ bu'dwa: R ] ( French boudoir , from bouder “to sulk , be in a bad mood”) originally referred to a small, elegantly furnished room into which the lady of the house could withdraw. Later the boudoir generally referred to the dressing room. The term is still used in German today. In Marquis de Sade's classic Philosophy in the Boudoir , the women's retreat was charged with erotic content.
The boudoir is often used as a room designation between living room and bedroom on floor plans of the classical modern and is therefore a fixed term in architecture . The furnishing of a boudoir was usually expensive. The furniture was different depending on the size. A poudreuse was usually part of the basic equipment.
In France , the term also is for a ladyfingers (English lady finger ) in use. This is said to be due to Talleyrand's “boudoir policy” in fine back rooms, where guests were served fine, light pastries. In Germany, the term is protected by a provider at the patent office for this product group.
The Boudoirmalerei certain be allocated in the 18th century for use in private apartments provided works with serene and sensual motives, such as paintings by François Boucher .
The term boudoir has also stood for a certain style of photography since the 20th century. The motif is typically a lady in erotic lingerie, often lace or silk, who poses in a dignified to historical-looking living-sleeping area.
literature
- Damen Conversations Lexikon , Volume 2. Leipzig 1834, pp. 149–150 ( online at zeno.org ).
