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Capture of the City and Citadel of Gand in Six Days
Charles Le Brun1681 - 1684
Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
The detail of the “Capture of the city and citadel of Gand in six days” belongs in the “Salon” dedicated to war, which is symmetrically opposite another salon at the other end of the Hall of Mirrors dedicated to peace. These two rooms ensured the transition to the royal apartments and completed the “vault iconography”.
Full title : Capture of the City and Citadel of Gand in Six Days, 1678
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- Title: Capture of the City and Citadel of Gand in Six Days
- Creator: Charles Le Brun
- Creator Lifespan: 1619 - 1690
- Creator Death Place: Paris, France
- Creator Birth Place: Paris, France
- Date Created: 1681 - 1684
- Physical Dimensions: w4000 x h6000 mm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on backed canvas, paint on canvas
- Style: French painting, 17th century
- Provenance: Château de Versailles
- Original Title: Prise de la ville et de la citadelle de Gand en six jours, 1678
- Copyright: © RMN (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot
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