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31 January 2021 - 13:00 (CET) -
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This preparatory work recalls Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne’s participation in decorating the Palace of Versailles, a project entirely focused on glorifying the Sun King.
Jean-Baptiste Champaigne (1631-1681), Auguste recevant une ambassade d’Indiens (Augustus Receiving Indian Ambassadors), c. 1672, oil on canvas, 30.7 x 60.2 cm (12.09 x 23.71 in). Estimate: €40,000/50,000
Jean-Baptiste Champaigne (1631-1681), Auguste recevant une ambassade d’Indiens (Augustus Receiving Indian Ambassadors), c. 1672, oil on canvas, 30.7 x 60.2 cm (12.09 x 23.71 in). Estimate: €40,000/50,000
Aiming to turn a hunting lodge into a royal residence, in 1664 King Louis XIV decided to have several major building projects carried out in Versailles . The palace started to take shape around 1670 when the king and queen’s grand apartments were built on the first floor. The Mercury Room began as an antechamber before becoming the monarch’s parade bedroom (he preferred…
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