Harriet Stone Book order
- 2023
- 2019
Crowning Glories
Netherlandish Realism and the French Imagination During the Reign of Louis XIV
- 312 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Crowning Glories explores the intersection of art and politics during Louis XIV's reign, highlighting how cultural production served as a tool for royal propaganda. It delves into the influence of Netherlandish realism on French art and the emergence of empiricism in the early modern period, revealing the complex dynamics between culture and power in 17th-century France.
