Artist: Jean Léon Gérôme
Style: Orientalism
Topic: Royalty
Museum: Musée d'Orsay (Paris, France)
Technique: Oil
"Reception of the Grand Condé at Versailles" (French: Réception du Grand Condé à Versailles), also known as "Reception of the Grand Condé by Louis XIV" (Réception du Grand Condé par Louis XIV), is a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, painted in 1878. It represents the reception of Louis II de Bourbon-Condé by Louis XIV, at the Palace of Versailles, at the foot of the Escalier des Ambassadeurs, in 1674. The painting was acquired in 2004 by the Musée d'Orsay. In this painting, the artist emphasized the comedy of power through the belated devotion of the prince to his king. The taste for reconstruction and the accuracy of the artist are revealed in the depiction of rich court costumes and in the reproduction of the monumental Staircase of the Ambassadors of Versailles, destroyed more than a century ago. The original painting is oil on canvas and measures 96.5 cm × 139.7 cm (38.0 in × 55.0 in).
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