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Equestrian statue of Louis XIV (Bernini)

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Equestrian Statue of King Louis XIV by Bernini
Equestrian Statue of King Louis XIV by Bernini

The Equestrian Statue of King Louis XIV is a sculpture designed and partially executed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who was originally brought to France to design a new facade of the Louvre, a portrait bust, and an equestrian statue. Bernini first discussed the project while in France in the mid-1660s, but it did not start until later in the decade, when back in Rome. It was not completed until 1684 and then shipped to Paris in 1685. Louis XIV of France was extremely unhappy with the end result and had it placed in a corner of the gardens of the royal palace at Versailles. Soon after, the sculpture was modified by François Girardon and altered into an equestrian sculpture of the ancient Roman hero Marcus Curtius.

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Equestrian statue of Louis XIV (Bernini)
Cour d'Honneur, Versailles

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78000 Versailles, Notre-Dame
Ile-de-France, France
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