Versailles – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:01:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Louis XIV https://equestrianstatue.org/louis-xiv-3/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:37:06 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=10460 The present equestrian statue of Louis XIV in Versailles was commissioned in 1816 for the Place de la Concorde in Paris, and was designed by Pierre Cartellier. At the time of Cartellier’s death of in 1831, only the horse – originally designed for an equestrian statue of Louis XV – had been completed. The rider is the … Continue reading "Louis XIV"

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]]> Louis XIV and/or Marcus Curtius https://equestrianstatue.org/louis-xiv-curtius-marcus/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1639 Louis XIV also invited Bernini to Paris and commissioned an equestrian statue. Bernini’s trip to France in 1665 was his only prolonged absence from Rome. His popularity was such that admiring crowds lined the streets on his walks in Paris. However, he soon lost favour at the French court as he praised the art and … Continue reading "Louis XIV and/or Marcus Curtius"

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