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Allegory of Louis XIV as Apollo on the Chariot of the Sun
Joseph Werner1664
Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
Louis XIV, dressed as Apollo, skilfully drives the chariot of the Sun pulled by four horses, accompanied by Aurora (Dawn) and the Hours of the Day with butterfly wings. The realistic features of the king add a note of plausibility to this mythological message.
Full title : Allegory of Louis XIV as Apollo on the Chariot of the Sun, preceded by Aurora and accompanied by the Hours
Details
- Title: Allegory of Louis XIV as Apollo on the Chariot of the Sun
- Creator Lifespan: 1637 - 1710
- Creator Nationality: Swiss
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Berne
- Creator Birth Place: Berne
- Date: 1662 - 1667
- Date Created: 1664
- Provenance: © RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot
- Type: Painting
- External Link: http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#fd81a3a1-55e2-4bbb-b72f-026d1b5b5b3b
- Titre: Allégorie à Louis XIV en Apollon dans le char du soleil, précédé par l'Aurore et accompagné par les Heures
- Painter: Joseph Werner, le Jeune
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