De Zonnekoning en de Republiek. De uitbeelding van de Nederlanden in de Spiegelzaal van Versailles
Nowadays, Versailles is mainly a tourist attraction, which draws 8.1 million visitors per year (figure 2018, Versailles Annual Activity Report). However, it was built in the second half of the 17th century to serve as the centre of the French monarchy and exemplifies a symbolic vision of the ideal monarchy, according to Louis XIV. The Hall of Mirrors is the focal point of the political representation displaying the French wealth and power of the Grand Siècle. The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) is the main subject of the historical decoration, painted by Charles Le Brun. The Dutch Republic is an... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego Sp. z o.o.
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Schlagwörter: | Dutch Republic / French monarchy / absolutism / Louis XIV of France / Versailles / political philosophy / symbolic representation / Franco-Dutch War / Third Anglo-Dutch War / 17th century |
Sprache: | Polish |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26683389 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://wuwr.pl/nwr/article/view/11464 |