A recent invitation to the Getty Center for a press preview of their new exhibit “Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV” (on exhibit through May 1, 2016) had me very excited for reasons beyond the sheer ...

Louis XIV, like politicians of today, knew the value of controlling his public image. Throughout his over 70-year reign, the French king directed a self-portrait campaign in medals — the petite ...

Louis XIV, known as the 'Sun King,' ascended to the throne at the age of four and continued to reign as King of France for nearly 70 years. He was known for his role in the height of the French ...

From the Senate floor last week on April 30, 2026, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) objected to Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT)'s bill ...

The outspoken comments the front-runner on the GOP side of the U.S. Presidential race echo as far as the streets and alleyways of my corner of the French capital these days. And this is a city with a ...

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.

Louis required his subjects to be constantly present in his court and would note absences as a mark of shame. Compare this to the guilt people feel when they don’t act upon their friends request for ...

Louis XIV, King of France from 1638 to 1715, had numerous lovers, resulting in 16 recognized illegitimate children. This video explores the lives of his offspring, including: - Marie Anne de Bourbon - ...

French New Wave veteran Jean-Pierre Leaud stars as the bedridden Roi Soleil in Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra's latest. By Boyd van Hoeij Even though his mannered Locarno Golden Leopard Winner The ...

Jean-Pierre Léaud plays the title role in Albert Serra's claustrophobic and often grimly funny depiction of the dimming of the Sun King. First, Robert Rossellini gave us “The Taking of Power by Louis ...