Wednesday 1 February 2017

Collection of Louis XIV

With the money and influence of the most prestigious monarchy of his time it is little wonder that the Grand Monarch's personal collection was one of the finest. A vast majority of the collection is currently in the Louvre to whom several of the photos beneath are credited to.

Nef en lapis-lazuli, XVIe siècle, Muriel Brabier:
Lapis lazuli vase with enamel details mounted on
gold and silver. Originally from Italy it went to Paris in
1640 - it was later a part of Marie Antoinette's collection

Nef en prime d'émeraude (chromojadéite), entrée dans la collection du cardinal Mazarin et puis dans celle de Louis XIV – Milan, vers 1535 - Monture en or émaillé: Paris, vers 1640 - (Bouton : Antoine Gibert, Paris, 1780) - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Emerald vase with gold details. Bought by Cardinal Mazarin and
inherited by Louis XIV who added it to his collection

Cuvette ovale en sardoine, entrée dans la collection de Louis XIV avant 1673 – Art byzantin Xe-XIe siècle?; monture en or: Paris, vers 1550 - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Agate bowl which entered into the King's collection before 1673

Ewer Vase: date unknown. Mounting: circa 1630-1635Acquired by the Louis XIV collection prior to 1673:
Lavish ewer of enamel, gold, rubies diamonds, emeralds and opals,
made in 1630

Oval Jasper Cup -- Circa 1620 -- Germany, Stuttgart -- From the collection of Louis XIV -- Musée du Louvre:
Jasper cup made in Stuttgart, around 1620

Coupe ovale en agate, entrée dans la collection de Louis XIV entre 1669 et 1673 – Milan, troisième quart du XVIe siècle - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Agate cup with lid, Milan
Entered Louis XIV's collection between 1669-1673

Vase en cristal de roche provenant de la collection du cardinal de Richelieu, entré dans la collection de Louis XIV c1681. La monture a été réalisée en deux temps : à Milan au XVIe siècle, puis en France au XVIIe siècle - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Crystal vase once owned by Cardinal Richelieu and then
bought by Louis XIV in 1681

Aiguière en cristal de roche, entrée dans la collection de Louis XIV entre 1681 et 1684 - Atelier des Miseroni (?), Milan, troisième quart du XVIe siècle – Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Rock crystal ewer which entered Louis XIV's collection
between 1681-1684

Vase en cristal de roche (l'ivresse de Noé), entré dans la collection de Louis XIV entre 1681 et 1684 – Milan, milieu du XVIe siècle - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Crystal vase also bought between 1681-84

From Louis XIV's collection, a jade bowl, inlaid with gold, and set with precious stones (diamonds?), added: 1684-1701.:
Jade bowl inlaid with gold and set with precious stones,
added to the collection 1684-1701

This ewer came into the collection of Louis XIV some time between 1681 and 1684. Jean Vangrol, a goldsmith of Flemish origin who lived in Paris, probably made the mounting in about 1640.:
Gorgeous ewer made by Jean Vangrol and bought
by the King 1681-84


Aiguière en sardoine, entrée dans la collection de Louis XIV entre 1681 et 1684 - Ier siècle avant J.-C. - Ier siècle après J.-C., additions du XVIIe siècle – Monture: Pierre Delabarre, Paris, vers 1630 - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Ewer of lavish design made in 1630

Vase en prime d'émeraude (chromojadéite), entré dans la collection du cardinal Mazarin et puis dans celle de Louis XIV – Milan, vers 1535; Monture: Paris, vers 1630 - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Emerald vase, 1535
Inherited by Louis XIV from Cardinal Mazarin

Urne en améthyste, collection de Louis XIV - Objet taillé dans une seule améthyste - Pierre : Italie, XVIe siècle (?) - Monture : Paris, vers 1670 – Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Amethyst urn, 1670

Coupe trilobée en lapis-lazuli, collection de Louis XIV – Pierre: 2e moitié du XVIe siècle; Monture: Milan, fin XVIe siècle - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Lapis lazuli bowl

Louis XIV's Collection | Agate Goblet, inherited from Cardinal Mazarin - 17th century.:
Agate goblet inherited by Louis XIV from Cardinal Mazarin

Aiguière en sardoine, entrée dans la collection de Louis XIV avant 1673 - Pierre: 1er av J.C.-1er siècle ap J.-C; monture: Paris, vers 1665 - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Ewer which became a part of the collection
before 1673

Coupe ovale en jaspe fleuri, entrée dans la collection du cardinal Mazarin et puis dans celle de Louis XIV – Ottavio Miseroni, Prague, fin du XVIe siècle - début du XVIIe siècle - Paris, Musée du Louvre:
Vase of a rare jasper owned by Cardinal Mazarin and then Louis XIV,
Prague
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2 comments:

  1. Unknown28 December 2019 at 06:47

    Thank you for your great site. I've read that Louis X1V collected significant amount of italian paintings and sculptures by Michelangelo. Where did he keep them?

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  2. Anonymous21 May 2020 at 22:35

    I'm french and I think Louis XIV kept them during the war between France and Italia OR he paied a lot to obtain this sculptures and paintings. But do you know that the Queen of England has 2/3 of paintings by Leonard da Vinci? And 1/3 of the furniture of versailles ? And lots of other symbols of royal poverty (French or european).

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