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A Film Captures the Slow, Painful, and Breathtaking Death of Louis XIV

by Tanner Tafelski October 5, 2016October 6, 2016

Albert Serra bothers critics. In the last 10 years, the 41-year-old Catalan has made a handful of slow films and installations.

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At Versailles, a Darkly Comic Celebration of Louis XIV’s Death

by Joseph Nechvatal February 2, 2016February 2, 2016

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.

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The Pomp and Mockery of Louis XIV’s Propaganda Medals

by Allison Meier October 5, 2015October 5, 2015

Louis XIV, like politicians of today, knew the value of controlling his public image.

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A French History of Gold, Gilded, and Fancy Frames

by Allison Meier September 23, 2015September 23, 2015

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.

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