Paris
Vendome Square
in the 17th century
In the Vendôme section, historical documents show the state of Place Vendôme in Paris in the 17th century. Doing so, it is possible to realize its state before the transformations of the 19th century (opening of Rue de la Paix and rue de Castiglione), including the presence of the convent of the Capucines and the enormous statue of King Louis XIV.
17th century
Louvre
Versailles
Palace
Apotheosis of Hercules
presentation of the text published in the Mercure de France for the inauguration of the ceiling of the Salon d'Hercule (Hercules Room) of the Palace of Versailles, « The Apotheosis of Hercules » by King Louis XV on 1736 september, 26th probably written by painter François Lemoyne.
hercules
Gardens
Latona
Text from Book 6 of The Metamorphoses written by Ovid that inspired the Latona fountain in the Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
latona Phaethon
Text extracted from chapter “Phaethon” of book II of Ovid's Metamorphoses, at the origin of figure of Apollo, god of the Sun, as represented in the group of “The Chariot of the Sun”, as carried out by Jean-Baptiste TUBY between 1668 and 1671 in the center of the Apollo Pond in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles and occasion to approach the meaning that could take that star to Louis XIV
