#Louis xiv

[didanagy]

A LITTLE CHAOS (2014)

dir. alan rickman

[aylameridiandrawsstuff]

My new Rogue Trader portrait for my play through of the DLC! Much Louis XIV vibes which I felt work well for a rogue trader!

[jacky93sims]

Queen's Bed, Mirror and Screen for The Sims 2

As requested, here's another three items from the Queen's Bedchamber Set from Golden Sanctuary Sims, medium poly. You can find the other items HERE, HERE and HERE.

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[livesunique]

Chateau de Balleroy, Calvados, Normandy, France,

Photography by @co.versailles

[weirdlookindog]

Stefan Eggeler (1894-1969) - "Louis XIV"

illustration from Hanns Heinz Ewers' 'Die Herzen der Könige', 1922

[illustratus]

Le Roy Soleil (The Sun King) illustration by Maurice Leloir

Louis XIV in costume as Apollo in the Ballet de la Nuit

[emaadsidiki]

Louvre, Paris. ꒷︶🏛️︶꒷

[rrredgi]

CXV What was said under the royal oak

CXXIV How Malicorne had been turned out of the hotel of the Beau-Paon

[acrossthewavesoftime]

A curse that comes with Knowing History, and harbouring a particular interest in material culture, is that you can never watch a documentary, film, or series without paying attention to the tiniest details, which will inevitably ruin your viewing impression.

Watching a documentary about Louis XIV for Reasons, one of the scenes recreated by actors is the last illness of the Grand Dauphin, seen here drinking a fortifying bouillon from what would not be the type of bowl used in these circumstances in the early 18th century. That would likely have been an écuelle (a specific soup bowl that often featured a lid which could be converted into a plate), not this thing:

Thankfully, Monsieur le Dauphin here tilts his bowl of bouillon enough to allow a peek underrneath:

That is no 18th century porcelain mark. That is a modern Seltmann-Weiden mark, likely second half of the 20th century, possibly pre- German Reunification:

I put a couple of filters over the image to make the mark slightly more visible. Image of the reference Seltmann-Weiden mark found here.

For all ye who want the really very absolutely authentic soup bowls in use at Château de Meudon in the time of the Grand Dauphin, you will have to look for second-hand or new old stock options because Seltmann-Weiden has discontinued the Theresia/Heimatland series some time ago, but they are definitively still around, presumably because the Grand Dauphin's household, having been dissolved after his death, has flooded the second hand market with Seltmann-Weiden crockery:

I will leave whoever was in charge of the props that though: the Grand Dauphin was married to Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, and Seltmann-Weiden is a Bavarian firm, so if this was an intentional decision, I have to say it is a nice touch. Blue and white porcelain was much en vogue then, but this here pattern reminds me a tad too much of Meissen's iconic Zwiebelmuster, which was only created in 1730, 19 years after the Grand Dauphin's death. I get that it is not economically feasible to procure authentic surviving 18th century porcelain for filming a few scenes for a documentary. But still. This choice of soup bowl is not as historically informed as it could have been.

TL;DR: I beg you, never watch anything remotely historically-themed with me.

[knightofmordred]

behind the scenes of versailles

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 51: Early Modernish and Earlier

These Questions are the result of suggestions a the previous iteration. This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct earlier time grouping. In some cases a culture lasted a really long time and I grouped them by whether it was likely the later or earlier grouping made the most sense with the information I had.

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration. All cultures and time periods welcome.

[borgialucrezia]

"On the field, I saw a man, young like we were. He carried his brother in a sack over his shoulder. He told me he had promised their mother to take him home. Would you do that for me? I would, but you? I do not know."

[cokiri]

D9-Sun

[rococo4thesims]

✨ Le château de Versailles ✨

This Sims4 build began as a passion project during COVID and after over a year of hard work, it all came together beautifully! I couldn’t be more thrilled with the results!

Enjoy!

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[livesunique]

Château de Balleroy, Calvados, Normandy, France,

[illustratus]