Title
Première journée, Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée: course de bague: collation ornée de machines, comedie, meslée de danse
Caption
Première journée, Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée: course de bague: collation ornée de machines, comedie, meslée de danse et de musique ballet du palais d'Alcine, feu d'artifice et autres festes galantes et magnifiques, Le Pautre, Jean, 1618-1682, Silvestre, Israël, 1621-1691, Silvestre, Israël, 1621-1691, Etching, engraving, 1664-1674, The banquet for the King, Queen, and Queen-Mother was served at night on the first day of the fête Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée in Versailles on May 6, 1664. Dressed as gardeners, harvesters, vintners and trembling old men, figures personifying the Four Seasons are shown carrying platters laden with food. They march to the sound of violins towards the crescent-shaped table. Captions/inscriptions: Israel Siluestre, deline, et sculpsit parisiis--in lower left corner and 6--in lower right corner
Info+
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Date
1664
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT19B35_003
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,3Mb (3,0Mb) / 13,0in x 8,8in / 3900 x 2629 (300dpi)