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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

In the late 1970’s, a young man by the name of Bob served as a novice for a year in a South St. Louis Church. Today, he was named Pope Leo XIV.

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 Bubble Blower (color); Bubble Blower (black and white); Hyacinth Rigaud--Louis XIV; Girl with Raquet and Shuttlecock (color); and Girl with Raquet and Shuttlecock (black and white) By John Clem ...

For many, the TV drama Versailles is a guilty pleasure - a swashbuckling romp through the private life of the French Sun King, Louis XIV.Ahead of the series returning to our screens, I travelled ...