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Ceiling painting in the Grande Galerie of Versailles with Louis XIV, King of France, between Mars and Minerva
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Ceiling painting in the Grande Galerie of Versailles with Louis XIV, King of France, between Mars and Minerva

Laurent Cars · 1752 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Both Mars and Minerva point to Louis XIV, King of France, at the consequences of war. Numbered in the lower right: No. 8.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit linePlafondschildering in de Grande Galerie van Versailles met Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk, tussen Mars en Minerva. 1752. Laurent Cars. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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