Le vœu de Louis XIII et la naissance de Louis XIV : observations iconographiques sur la célébration du roi très chrétien

The French Grand Siècle remains a privileged field for the study of the dialectical relationship between art and power. Through the analysis of images representing Louis XIII’s vow, which showed how the King of France consecrated his kingdom to God through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, a typo...

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Main Author: Léo Minois
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Language:English
Published: UMR 5136- France, Amériques, Espagne – Sociétés, Pouvoirs, Acteurs (FRAMESPA) 2012-11-01
Series:Les Cahiers de Framespa
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/framespa/2009
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Le vœu de Louis XIII et la naissance de Louis XIV : observations iconographiques sur la célébration du roi très chrétien
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title Le vœu de Louis XIII et la naissance de Louis XIV : observations iconographiques sur la célébration du roi très chrétien
title_full Le vœu de Louis XIII et la naissance de Louis XIV : observations iconographiques sur la célébration du roi très chrétien
title_fullStr Le vœu de Louis XIII et la naissance de Louis XIV : observations iconographiques sur la célébration du roi très chrétien
title_full_unstemmed Le vœu de Louis XIII et la naissance de Louis XIV : observations iconographiques sur la célébration du roi très chrétien
title_short Le vœu de Louis XIII et la naissance de Louis XIV : observations iconographiques sur la célébration du roi très chrétien
title_sort le voeu de louis xiii et la naissance de louis xiv observations iconographiques sur la celebration du roi tres chretien
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url https://journals.openedition.org/framespa/2009
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