Fine Arts Exhibition
Fine Arts ExhibitionSceaux
🏃"Run don't walk, it's stunning here—very underrated"
Two centuries-separated paintings of Alexander the Great briefly reunite at Château de Sceaux. Jean-Baptiste Corneille's grand history piece joins its companion in the Colbert room before moving to Saint-Cloud: a rare glimpse at how Louis XIV's court mythologized power through ancient heroes.
17th-century French art
Louis XIV history painting
classical mythology
château museum
Tuesday, September 8, 1:00 AM
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Fine Arts ExhibitionFine Arts ExhibitionSceaux
🏃"Run don't walk, it's stunning here—very underrated"
Two centuries-separated paintings of Alexander the Great briefly reunite at Château de Sceaux. Jean-Baptiste Corneille's grand history piece joins its companion in the Colbert room before moving to Saint-Cloud: a rare glimpse at how Louis XIV's court mythologized power through ancient heroes.
17th-century French art
Louis XIV history painting
classical mythology
château museum