Baroque Art in France Louis XIV 1701 Hyacinthe

Baroque Art in France

Louis XIV 1701 Hyacinthe Rigaud the Sun King, age 63—he succeeded to the crown at age five; he died when he was 77. He was king for seventy-two years. How has power been constructed through this image? Hints: ermine, sword, classical architecture, crwon, fluer-de -lis, gaze of the subject. . . How has the subject’s gender been constructed—emphasized? What seems contradictory to our contemporary eye? Hints: high-heeled shoes, stockings, long luxuriant locks, femininized pose of the lower-half of his body. . .

Raphael Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi 1518 -19 oil on wood Donatello Judith and Holofernes 1455 -60 bronze Palazzo Vecchio Florence

Consider how these images are also used to construct power.

Louis XIV 1701 Hyacinthe Rigaud How has power been constructed through this image? How has the subject’s gender been constructed— emphasized? What seems contradictory to our contemporary eye? Stokstad notes that Rigaud has given ‘minute attention to a virtusoso rendering of textures and materials’ (757). What is the purpose of this virtuoso rendering? what argument can you make? Can you connect this image to Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait (1434) ?

Louis XIV 1694 Hyacinthe Rigaud How has power been constructed differently through this image? This image was made only seven years earlier when Louis was 56.

Portrait of Louis XIV as a Child Claude Mellan 1644 -45 black chalk When this six-year old king reached the age of thirty, he decided to build.

Palais de Versailles Louis Le Vau Jules Hardouin-Mansart 1668 -85 Andre Le Notre designed the gardens. See the official website: en. chateauversailles. fr

The original Versailles hunting chateau built by Louis XIII. Eventually 5, 000 nobles along with 14, 000 servants lived in the Versailles Palace; 30, 000 residents lived in the town along with 15, 000 other French nobles.

Hall of Mirrors Do you remember the Treaty of Versailles that formally ended WWI? The treaty was signed in this room on 29 June 1919. Think of that moment as the beginning of WWII.

Plan of Palais de Versailles Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart 1668 -85 Andre Le Notre designed the gardens.

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