Film
A Film Captures the Slow, Painful, and Breathtaking Death of Louis XIV
Albert Serra bothers critics. In the last 10 years, the 41-year-old Catalan has made a handful of slow films and installations.
Louis XIV
Art
At Versailles, a Darkly Comic Celebration of Louis XIV's Death
VERSAILLES, France — In curator Béatrix Saule’s extensive exhibition Le Roi Est Mort (“The King Is Dead”), the Palace of Versailles is presenting a shaggy-dog narrative about the death of Louis XIV.
Art
The Pomp and Mockery of Louis XIV’s Propaganda Medals
Louis XIV, like politicians of today, knew the value of controlling his public image.
Art
A French History of Gold, Gilded, and Fancy Frames
Walk into a gallery of 17th- or 18th-century French paintings and prepare to be blinded by the gilding that encircles each work like an overwrought halo.