Portrait of Louis XIV (1638-1715), King of France and Navarre, A slightly smaller than life-size portrait of Louis XIV in patinated bronze, on a square red marble base. The face is turned slightly to the right (heraldic left). The monarch wears a contemporary and imposing 'in folio' wig, and an all'antica kuras in Roman style, with the radiant sun - referring to Apollo - half visible from behind the drapery - the monarchic emblem of the Sun King. Two rows of lambrequins and a pleated sleeve are visible at the arm stitches. On the lambrequins are engraved fleurs-de-lys. On the right shoulder, the drapery, which acts as a masking of the breast cut, is held with a rosette-shaped button. The back of the bust is open, with the exception of the back of the head. The whole exhibits a high degree of finish and detail, which demonstrates that the bronze was very carefully modeled in the wax and embossed after casting, Louis XIV (King of France), Martin Desjardins, Paris, c. 1690 - c. 1695 and/or before 1749, bronze (metal), marble (rock), h 53 cm h 39 cm
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Portrait, Louis XIV, 1638-1715, King, France, Navarre, slightly smaller, life-size portrait, patinated bronze, square red marble base, face, turned slightly, right, heraldic left, monarch wears, contemporary, imposing, folio' wig, antica kuras, Roman style, radiant sun, referring, Apollo, half visible, drapery, monarchic emblem, Sun King, Two rows, lambrequins, pleated sleeve, visible, arm stitches, engraved fleurs-de-lys, right shoulder, acts, masking, breast cut, held, rosette-shaped button, back, bust, open, exception, head, whole exhibits, high degree, finish, detail, demonstrates, bronze, carefully modeled, wax, embossed, casting, Martin Desjardins, Paris, c, 1690, 1695, 1749, metal, marble, rock
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