Portrait of king louis xiv of france (1638-1715), who was the son of king louis xiii of france and queen anne of austria. The monarch appears in full body, in full armor, in front of a battlefield, accentuating his military appearance. The baton of command, on which the fleurs-de-lys are seen as the heraldic symbol of the bourbons, and the blue band of the order of saint-esprit complete the strong rhetoric of power and majesty that can be seen in the portrait. The canvas, whose battle background is made by joseph parrocel (1646-1704), belongs to a series of court portraits that, painted by rigaud or nicolas largillierre, arrived in spain at the beginning of the reign of philip v as a consequence of the establishment in spain of the new bourbon dynasty. Rigaud starts from the outdoor portrait model, popularized by van dyck some time ago. He shows great interest in attitudes, the meticulous representation of the qualities of fabrics and objects, the evident sumptuousness and richness of the composition. The artist, together with a large workshop, manages to perfectly capture the relevance of the characters in his portraits. Here he shows the sun king at the height of his strength, distant, powerful and self-assured, in a painting made at the time he was fighting to keep his grandson philip v on the spanish throne. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1701. Dimensions: height: 238 cm (93.7 in); width: 149 cm (58.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Louis XIV of France. Collection: Museo del Prado. Louis le Grand; Rigaud Hyacinthe
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