Devises pour les tapisseries du roi /

Devises pour les tapisseries du roi /

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Discusses the 8 tapestries designed by Charles Le Brun for Louis XIV, depicting the 4 seasons and the 4 elements. Each tapestry featured a decorative border with a symbolic emblem in each corner. In 1664 or 1665 the 32 emblems were reproduced by the miniaturist J. Bailly as descriptive plates painte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grivel, Marianne
Corporate Authors: Bibliothèque nationale (France) Département des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Other Authors: Fumaroli, Marc
Format: Book
Language:French
Published: Paris : Herscher, [1988], ©1988
Paris : ©1988
Subjects:
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715 > Art patronage
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715
Ludwig > XIV > Frankreich, König > 1638-1715.
Bailly, Jacques, > 1629-1679
Bailly, Jacques (Künstler, > 1629-1679)
Bailly, Jacques
Le Brun, Charles > 1619-1690
Le Clerc, Sébastien > 1637-1714
Bibliothèque nationale de France > Manuscript. > Fr. 7819 > Illustrations.
1600-1699
Cartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)
Cartridges
Devices (Heraldry) > France
Emblems > France
Emblems
Gobelin tapestry
Illumination of books and manuscripts, French > France > Paris
Mottoes
Tapestry > France > History > 17th century
Tapestry > France
Emblems and Insignia
Bildband
Devices (Heraldry)
Tapestry
cartouches (ornament)
cartridges (ammunition cases)
emblems (symbols)
tapestries
France
History

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