Légende

Medal with the portrait of Louis XIV (large variant), print, King of France. On the reverse side an emblematic representation of his reign: a snake, with a broken body, is illuminated by sunbeams., number: 'Illegible (partially cut off) number.', printmaker: Bernard Picart, Paris, 1700 - 1733, paper, etching, engraving, height 95 mm x width 150 mm, Person, Louis XIV (King of France), snakes, medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function), sun as celestial body, Two circular medallion designs appear on a light background, placed side by side. The left medallion shows a detailed profile of a person facing right with long, curly hair and draped clothing, surrounded by a double ring border. The right medallion depicts a landscape scene framed by a double ring border, featuring a coiled snake in the foreground on a shoreline, rays of light descending from a sun near the top, clouds and distant mountains, and a horizontal band below the scene. Both medallions are rendered in fine line work on a textured paper.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A94_331

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54.9Mo (11.7Mo) / 47.4cm x 29.0cm / 5597 x 3430 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Medal portrait Louis XIV large variant print King France reverse side emblematic representation reign snake broken body illuminated sunbeams number Illegible partially cut off printmaker Bernard Picart Paris 1700 - 1733 paper etching engraving height 95 mm x width 150 mm Person snakes medal considered piece sculpture regardless specific function sun celestial body Two circular medallion designs light background placed side side left medallion detailed profile person facing right long curly hair draped clothing surrounded double ring border right medallion depicts landscape scene framed featuring coiled snake foreground shoreline rays light descending sun near top clouds distant mountains horizontal band scene medallions rendered fine line work textured paper