An Elephant Merry-go-Round
Overview and Issue
[edit | edit source]- 'What a painter tells us about the times of 'Queen's Play' and 'Checkmate'.'
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Abstract
[edit | edit source]- The author discusses Antoine Caron's paintings as they relate to the political happenings in France during the reigns of Henri II, Catherine de Medici and their successors. Noted are are Henri's and Catherine's fascination with the great exhibitions of the Roman Empire (needed to manifest their authority) and the conflicts caused by the Catholic and Protestant factions at court and in the country of France at large.
Author
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[edit | edit source]Historical People
[edit | edit source]- Antoine Caron, 1521=-1599<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine Caron</ref>
Illustrations
[edit | edit source]- 'The Elephant Merry-go-round', Antoine Caron, 1520-99. Copyright: Bridgeman Images
- 'The Massacres of the Triumvirate', Antoine Caron, 1566. Copyright: Photo Josse/Bridgeman Images
- 'The Education of the Young King', designed 1562-65, attributed to Antoine Caron. Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art
- 'The Lion of Barbarossa', Antoine Caron, 1562. Image: Wikimedia Commons
- 'The Prince's Dialogue with Death', Antoine Caron, 1540s. Image: www.dorotheum.com
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