And Louis XIV: L'Homme et le Roi, a new exhibit set in the Baroque splendor of the Palace of Versailles (through Feb. 7), sheds a timely light on the spirit of decadence.

View Portrait of a gentleman, possibly Louis XIV 1638-1715, bust-length, in a blue embroidered coat by Hyacinthe Rigaud on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Hyacinthe Rigaud.

In 1692, a young French aristocrat visiting King Louis XIV’s royal court was asked if he knew how to dance. The aristocrat, who went by Montbron, replied with characteristic overconfidence ...

Louis XIV painted in 1701 by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743, Paris) (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images) Dorian Batycka May 17, 2022 Share Share This Article.

Louis XIV was nicknamed "The Sun King," but he was also the king of style. ... Hyacinthe Rigaud, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain. Having trouble keeping up with the latest ...

View Portraits of Louis XIV and Marie Therese of Austria, bust length by Hyacinthe Rigaud on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Hyacinthe Rigaud. Price Database. 12 December 2024.