Andre Felibien, lecture 1663: "There are four different acions evident in Alexander's gestures. His compassiion towards the princesses is apparent both in his bearing and in the look in his eye. His open hand reveals his clemency and is a perfect expression of the mercy he shows to the entire court. His other hand, resting on Hephaistion, shows that the latter is his favourite or, rather, an incarnation of himself. His left leg, which is pulled back, is a mark of civility he shows towards the princesses."
Charles Le Brun, The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (1668), Paris, Louvre
Charles Le Brun, The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (1668), Paris, Louvre (1686), Paris, Louvre Map of the Reign of Alexander the Great (356323BCE)
Charles Le Brun (1610-1690), by Nicolas de Largilliere (1696), Paris, Louvre
Charles Le Brun, The Repentant Magdalen, 1655, Paris, Louvre Raphael, The Transfiguration (Detail), Rome, Vatican Museum,
Katherina de Medici (1519-1589), from 1547-59 Queen of France and Wife of Henri II miniature by F. Clouet Maria de Medici (1575-1642), Queen and Wife of Henri IV (1600-1610), Regent of France 1610-30, Painting by Agnolo Bronzino
Pieter de Hooch, Woman beside a linen chest (1662); Jansen Elinga, Dutch Interior, ca. 1668, Frankfurt, Museum Städel; Emanuell de Witte, Interior with Lady playing a Virginal (ca. 1665), Rotterdam, Bojmans Van Beuningen Museum
The Rise of Paris and the French Monarchy 17th / 18th Cents.
Philipp the Fair (1268-13145) "imperator in regno suo" (emperor in his own reign)
Unknown Painter, Defeat of the Spanish Armada 8. 8. 1588, late 16th. Cent., National Maritime Museum
Pieter de Hooch, Man Reading a Letter (ca. 1665), Private Collection Pieter de Hooch, The Messanger (ca. 1669), Hamburg, Kunsthalle
Gabriel Metsu, Woman Reading a Letter (ca. 1666), Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland Johannes Vermeer, The Love Letter (1666), Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
Europe at War 1618-1648
Protestants vs. Catholics Spain vs. France
Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmaid (ca. 1657), Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Teresa, 1652, Roma, Madonna dellla Vittoria
Hallé, Reception of the Guenese Doge by Louis XIV in the Gallery of Mirrors, Versailles (1685)
Jean-Baptiste Colbert 1618-1683, Minister of Finances (1665-83) painted by Philippe de Champaigne, (1666)
Henri Testelin, Colbert presents to Louis XIV the members of the Academy of Science (1667). Versailles, Museum
Royal Academy of Fine Arts founded 1648 reformed in 1663 (supremacy over the guilds) and installed under guidance of Colbertrs (1642), Happy Family and Peasant’s Meal, Paris, Louvre
Johannes Vermeer, Young Woman Reading a Letter (ca. 1657), Dresden, Gemäldegalerie
Robert Campin, St. Barbara (Werl Altarpiece), 1438, Madrid, Museo del Prado
Jacob Wouteresz Vosmaer, Still life of Flowers (ca. 1615-20)
Philippe de Champaiggne, Vanity, 1641, Paris, Fondation Maeght
(left) Willem Claesz, Still Lifes (1637, 1648) (right) Willem Kalf, Still Lifes (1653, 1662)
Quiringh Gerrits van Brekelenkam, a) The Tailor’s Workshop (1661), Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum; b) Domestic Interior with Family (1655), Sotheby’s; c) Family Group in an Interior, Malibu (ca. 1650), J. Paul Getty Museum
Joachim Beuckelaer, Kitchen scene (1566), Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Bible (Luke), 10, 38-42: "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her."
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Pierre Patel, Versailles Castle and Gardens (1668)
Versailles Bedchamber of the King (chambre du roy) Franç ois Marrot, Ceremony awarding the sash of the Order of Saint-Louis by the king in his bedchamber (1710)
Adriaen van Ostade, The Violinist (1673), Den Haag, Mauritshuis; Adriaen Brouwer, The Master of Drinking, Amsterdam; Willem van Herp, Rustic Interior, Paris, Fondation Frits Lugt;
Pietro Tacca, Equestrian Statue Henri IV (1604)., Paris Pont Neuf, Paris
(above) Paris, Palais du Luxembourg (1615-24) (left) P. P. Rubens, Maria de Medici as Minerva, Medici Cycle (1621-24), Paris, Louvre (below) Palazzo Pitti, Florence, late 16th Cent.
Louis XIII. (1601-1643), by F. Pourbu / Louis XIV. (1638-1714) by J. d’Egmont (1661) and by H. Rigaud (1701)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Equestrian statue for Louis XIV (1665), a) drawing, b) model, c) mutilated marble