The Fabrication of Louis XIV
The Fabrication of Louis XIV
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Book Description
In this engrossing book, an internationally respected historian gives an account of contemporary representations of Louis XIV-in paintings and engravings, medals and sculptures, plays, ballets, and operas-to show how the making of a royal image illuminates the relationship between art and power.
The Fabrication of Louis XIV,Peter Burke,Yale University Press,0300059434,Europe - France,History - General History,History: World,Europe,European history: c 1500 to c 1750,History / France,Rank & titles,The Arts,c 1600 to c 1700,c 1700 to c 1800
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