Louis XIV: Versailles, Europe and the Arts
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- Louis XIV saw himself as a patron of the arts, as well as an absolute monarch and warlord. He talked to his favourite artists and writers, including Bernini, Racine, Andre Lenotre the gardener and Charles Lebrun the painter, almost as equals, and made Versailles an arts and entertainment centre rivalling Rome. Versailles’s influence, like the French language, spread across Europe. In his range and passion, Louis XIV was unsurpassed as a patron of the arts, both in his time and later.
A lecture by Dr Philip Mansel recorded on 25 January 2023 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London.
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It's wonderful to listen to the author of the famous book "The King of the World"! I loved it and find it one of the best among many books on the subject! X
Learned a lot about Gobbelins. I thought they just made tapestries. Seems they were a full one-stop art shop. What a brilliant operation.
Louis XIV is my absolute favorite monarch of any country, of any time ever! He is the epitome of King, of Magesty, of decadence and of France! Vive le Roi!
A delightful lecture. I notice that, during the questions, when Mr. Mansel mentions those whom Louis subsidized, he leaves out Charles II.
Loved it. Thank you.
Real history from real historians seems so refreshing in this day of “mis”, and “dis” information. Thank you
Yes. No mention of " Diversity " either ?!?
Can someone plz explain if Mercer should in fact be pronounced as meer-sir as the speaker does or is it just his French influenced speech?
Louis XIV did not lose his wars. The War of Devolution ended in French territorial gains, Franco Dutch war was a French victory with much more territory gained, than the previous war. War of the Reunions again a French military victory. 9 Years War fought to a stalemate quite literally against the rest of Europe. War of Spanish Succession ended with mixed results the French actually regained the initiative at the end of the war with Malplaquet and especially Denain which ended the war in a favorable position for France. Louis the 14th reign arguably saw the most victorious period French military history to none other than that of Napoleon himself.
A delusional Francophile.
@@--legion In what way everything I said was true you’re gonna have to work really hard to prove you wrong. 😂
@@mattbanco4406 The mad campaigns of Louis came to nothing. France sunk under the weight of war. The Allies victory after victory forced France to come to terms.
"France under Louis xIV was the most artificial and cultivated society ; the political organisation of the realm exhibited the most complete centralisation ; and along with all this - an essential part of it - was proclaimed the most unblushing tyranny over neighbouring States , the most wholesale persecution of Protestants . The result of it all was that the reign of a Louis XV . became possible , the Revolution of 1789 inevitable , the ghastly waste of the Napoleonic Empire the equally inevitable sequel . We have to travel back to ancient Nineveh , Babylon , and Persia for similar despotism and ruinous waste." Montagu Burrows 1892
@@--legionthe mad campaigns of Louis ended in French benefit every time. The only war he may have “lost” was Spanish succession and to say that is controversial in itself because France regained the initiative at the end of the war by holding the allied armies back in the Spanish Netherlands with the fortress belt design by Vaughan. The end of the war resulted in the end of Habsburg encirclement of France the single greatest goal of the Bourbon dynasty to break that encirclement and Louis did it.
@@--legion you have to tell me how Louis wars were not successful for the most part because as far as I’m concerned he is responsible for the modern borders of France more or less. He also made France The most powerful state in Europe at the time. It took the rest of Europe to keep France under control that says a lot
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Louis XIV: Versailles, Europe and the Arts 1715pm 1.2.23 for all the old farts' failings - ie: the an·cien ré·gime: Ancien Régime: Political system of France: The Ancien Régime, also known as the Old Regime, was the political and social system of the Kingdom of France from the Late Middle Ages until 1789 and the French Revolution, which abolished the feudal… etc etc... we could easily do with one of those - a patron of the arts ie: someone who actually enjoys their stately patronage of this or that field of study of learning. a royal house as a seat of learning? - now there's a thing.
So you just cut and pasted that lot from Wikipedia.
@@bazsnell3178 Or pasted from ChatGPT?
I love Louis XIV because he was a Catholic
No doubt you also love Louis XIV persecution of Protestants.
He was a rather pathetic monarch with delusions of conquering Europe. He, the Revolution, and Bonaparte between them plunged the continent into continual war. Historically, France is the aggressor not Germany.
Not even a little was he pathetic! Its pathetic to even type that, in fact!
Presentation without analysis... are you seriously suggesting Louis XIV was actually fighting in the trenches?! And claiming he was personally responsible for every development during his reign??
Easy to be a great patron of the arts when a) you've stolen so much money and b) you have a lot of spare time on your hands.
What? Lol
I'm afraid this is one of the weakest lectures presented by Gresham for quite some time. Rambling, superficial and, sadly, supremely unenlightening.
Agree.
It was very superficial I agree he allowed his opinion to get involved with The conversation multiple times just so he could get away with calling Louis a tyrant when it’s just not necessary just tell the history how it is and will come to our own conclusions of what kind of person he is you don’t have to make my opinions for me 😂