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Art in France (1911)

Hourticq, Louis, 1875-1944 · New York : Scribner · leaf 251

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thunder-bolts. The greatgallery was meant to bethe most luxurious part ofthe palace. The decora-lion of the ceiling oc-cupied Le Brun for a longlime. When it was un-veiled, the courtiers sawihe history of the wholereign magnified by myth-ology. The king, an Im-peralor in helmet and … IIUUl \lli.\\K|i. \IM1-. |)| V.li.N 1 IM.\Nli MKK SON. (Museum oi .Xvignon.) 228 YH:. J74.- PIKRRE Mir.XARO.IdRTKAIT OF HIS PAH.HTER. (Museum of ViTKiillcs.) .A certain epic strain runsthrough this rhetoric; LeBrun has embodied theessence of the triumphantvears: he shows the kingin attitudes…

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