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The kingdom of a mistress to the Sun King: Madame de Montespan’s apartment at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 299-304
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Author:
Faisant, Étienne (Faisant, Étienne)
Subjects
art literature:
Laprade, Albert
artists:
D'Orbay, François, II, 1634-1697 / Le Vau, Louis / Hardouin-Mansart, Jules / Le Brun, Charles / Lespagnandelle, Mathieu / Cotelle, Jean, the younger
buildings:
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
dates:
1600-1699
media:
Architecture / Architectural drawings / Architectural components / Furniture / Interiors
patrons:
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
places:
France / Saint-Germain-en-Laye
subjects:
French architecture / Attributions / Interior design / Inventories
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Elevation of Madame de Montespan’s alcove bedchamber and grand cabinet at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, here attributed to François d’Orbay and Nicolas Loir. 1673. Ink, wash and watercolour on paper, 25 by 61.5 cm. (Archives nationales, Paris).
Attributed works:
3. Plan of Madame de Montespan’s alcove bedchamber, cabinets and small bedroom at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, with added sketches for ceiling paintings, here attributed to François d’Orbay and Nicolas Loir. 1673. Ink, wash and watercolour on paper, 54 by 59.5 cm. (Archives nationales, Paris).
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.1.
Attributed works:
6. Madame de Montespan’s apartment at Saint-Germain-en-Laye. A: antechamber; B: bedchamber; C: Grand Cabinet; D: Petit Cabinet; E: small bedroom; F: secondary areas; 1: courtyard. Plan by the author.
Western art unattributed:
2. Plan of the first floor of the Château-Vieux, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, by an anonymous artist. c.1681. Ink and wash on paper, 48 by 75 cm. (Archives départementales des Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, 7 Q 1.14). Madame de Montespan’s apartment is in the southern range, at the top centre of this plan; see Fig.6.
Western art unattributed:
5. A bed, probably from the Trianon de Porcelaine, by an anonymous artist. c.1687. Grey ink with grey and red wash, heightened with gold, on paper, 41 by 28 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, THC 1063).
Western art unattributed:
7. Portrait miniature of a lady, probably Madame de Montespan, in a rich interior. France, 1690. Gouache on vellum heightened with gold and silver, 27.5 by 47.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).