Kingdom of Images

Laying Louis XIV to Rest

Why are there so few images of Louis XIV’s death?

Louis Marchesano | August 30, 2015

Six Meditations on Versailles

A 1712 print depicts the palace of Versailles as capital of politics and pleasure.

Jeffrey Weaver | August 23, 2015

Louis XIV as Royal Spectator

Louis XIV appears front-row center in two engravings celebrating his grand parties.

Christina Aube | August 9, 2015

The Height of Fashion

Louis XIV and the craze for high heels.

Kimberly Chrisman Campbell | July 26, 2015

Roasting the Sun King

Propaganda against Louis XIV cleverly appropriated his own symbols of power.

Rémi Mathis | July 12, 2015

For Print Collectors, Organizing Is an Art

How do you organize 123,400 prints?

Christina Aube | June 21, 2015

Louis XIV’s Golden Dome

A rare print for the dome of the Invalides in Paris reflects Louis XIV’s ambitions to make Paris “a new European center of architectural magnificence.”

Louis Marchesano | June 14, 2015

Louis XIV, the Original King of Viral Media

The original tech-savvy celebrity.

Sarah Zabrodski | May 30, 2015