The Crusades Rooms in Versailles
The depiction of the crusades appeared quite early in the king’s Versailles project, and was Louis-Philippe’s tribute to the Legitimist nobility, above all. These works were placed on the garden level in the central pavilion of the North Wing, the Noailles Pavilion, renamed the “King’s Pavilion”. A Political Intent This project was above all Louis-Philippe’s […]
The 1792 Room at the Versailles Palace
As the only remnant of the rooms Louis-Philippe devoted to the French Revolution, the 1792 Room offers the keys to understanding the king’s political and historic project. A Transition Room As the only remnant of the rooms that Louis-Philippe devoted to the French Revolution, the 1792 Room offers the keys to understanding the king’s political […]
The Versailles Palace
From the seat of power to a museum of the history of France Since 1979, the Palace of Versailles has been listed as a World Heritage and is one of the greatest achievements in French 17th century art. Louis XIII’s old hunting pavilion was transformed and extended by his son, Louis XIV, when he […]