LE BRUN, Charles
(b. 1619, Paris, d. 1690, Paris)

Apotheose of Louis XIV

1677
Oil on canvas, 109,5 78,3 cm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

In this allegoric painting Providence put the crown on the head of King riding a horse in Roman costume. Angels coming from the cloak of Providence fight the enemies of France, the lion (Netherlands) and the eagle (Germany).