Bust of Louis XIV (Bernini)

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The Bust of Louis XIV is a marble portrait by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was created in the year 1665 during Bernini’s visit to Paris. This sculptural portrait of Louis XIV of France has been called the “grandest piece of portraiture of the baroque age”. The bust is on display at the Versailles Palace, in the Salon de Diane in the King’s Grand Apartment.

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