Themed TourThemed TourPavillon
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Step inside a 17th-century jewel where Charles Le Brun's ceiling masterpiece, "Aurora on her chariot," swirls with gods and allegories above your head. This guided tour decodes the symbolism in the Domaine de Sceaux's last surviving Louis XIV-era decoration.
17th-century architecture
Charles Le Brun art
mythological allegories
Louis XIV history
Tips
🎨look up: the dome is the entire show
📜Le Brun also painted Versailles' Hall of Mirrors
👁️spot Aurora's chariot chasing Night away
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Themed TourThemed TourStep inside a 17th-century jewel where Charles Le Brun's ceiling masterpiece, "Aurora on her chariot," swirls with gods and allegories above your head. This guided tour decodes the symbolism in the Domaine de Sceaux's last surviving Louis XIV-era decoration.
17th-century architecture
Charles Le Brun art
mythological allegories
Louis XIV history
Tips
🎨look up: the dome is the entire show
📜Le Brun also painted Versailles' Hall of Mirrors
👁️spot Aurora's chariot chasing Night away