The Symbolism Of The Sun King Louis XIV
Louis XIV ruled France for seventy-two years, and in that time he transformed Versailles by enclosing Louis XIII's chateau with a palace that contained north and south wings, as well as nearby buildings housing exhortation.
Versailles was built to impress. "The most important message Louis XIV sent through the architecture of Versailles was his ultimate power," said by Tea Gudek Snajdar, an Amsterdam-based art historian, museum docent and a blogger at Culture Tourist.
"He is an absolute monarch, untouchable and distant. But, even more then that, he is the Sun King (his nickname).
That symbolism of the Sun King is very visible in the architecture of the Versailles. The painter Lebrun, who designed the iconographic program of the Palace, focused
Versailles was built to impress. "The most important message Louis XIV sent through the architecture of Versailles was his ultimate power," said by Tea Gudek Snajdar, an Amsterdam-based art historian, museum docent and a blogger at Culture Tourist.
"He is an absolute monarch, untouchable and distant. But, even more then that, he is the Sun King (his nickname).
That symbolism of the Sun King is very visible in the architecture of the Versailles. The painter Lebrun, who designed the iconographic program of the Palace, focused