Sposoby gloryfikacji władcy w malarstwie na przykładzie ikonografii Ludwika XIV

• Authors: Hryszko Barbara

Title variants

EN

Ways of Glorifying a Ruler in Painting: The Example of Louis XIV’s Iconography

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this article is to characterize a wide spectrum of methods and ways of presenting the majesty and achievements of king Louis XIV and their ideological content, on the basis of an iconographic analysis of the works executed within the circle of painters of the royal court and the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris. These royal painters used either metaphor (referring to different kinds of allegorical representations or themes from ancient history) or composed pseudo-reporting scenes from the monarch’s life. A rich repertoire of superb roles of mythological and ancient origins emphasized the dignity of the seigneur. The leading idea behind the official images of the Sun King is his portrayal as a victorious, ideal ruler full of virtues.

Keywords

EN

17th century French painting; iconography of Louis XIV; Versailles; Hall of Mirrors; the series of tapestries entitled Histoire du Roy; morceaux de réception

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii - Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Estetyka i Krytyka
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 2(29)
• Pages: 79-97

Dates

published

2013

Contributors

author

Hryszko Barbara

• Akademia Ignatianum w Krakowie

Identifiers

ISSN

1643-1243