The Sun King at sea : maritime art and galley slavery in Louis XIV's France / Meredith Martin and Gillian Weiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Meredith (Meredith S.), author.

Weiss, Gillian Lee, author.

Contributor:

Getty Research Institute, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine art, French--17th century.

Marine art, French.

Marine art, French--18th century.

Galley slaves--France--History--17th century.

Galley slaves.

Galley slaves--France--History--18th century.

Turks in art.

Slavery in art.

France--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715.

France.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 244 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Maritime art and galley slavery in Louis XIV's France

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, [2022]

Summary:

"This richly illustrated volume, the first devoted to maritime art and galley slavery in early modern France, shows how royal propagandists used the image and labor of enslaved Muslims to glorify Louis XIV"-- Provided by publisher

Mediterranean maritime art and the forced labor on which it depended were fundamental to the politics and propaganda of France's King Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715). Yet most studies of French art in this period focus on Paris and Versailles, overlooking the presence or portrayal of galley slaves on the kingdom's coasts. By examining a wide range of artistic productions--ship design, artillery sculpture, medals, paintings, and prints--Meredith Martin and Gillian Weiss uncover a vital aspect of royal representation and unsettle a standard picture of art and power in early modern France. With a rich selection of startling images, many never before published, The Sun King at Sea emphasizes the role of esclaves turcs (enslaved Turks)--rowers captured or purchased from Islamic lands--in building and decorating ships and other art objects that circulated on land and by sea to glorify the Crown. Challenging the notion that human bondage had vanished from continental France, this volume invites a reassessment of servitude as a visible condition, mode of representation, and symbol of sovereignty during Louis XIV's reign--back cover.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Turks at Work: Building the Marseille Arsenal

Chapter 2. Port to Palace: Mediterranean Mastery at Paris and Versailles

Chapter 3. Civility and Barbarism: Enslaved Turks in Maritime Ceremonies and Manuals

Chapter 4. Spectacles of Suffering: Galley Slaves and Plague.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Martin, Meredith (Meredith S.). Sun King at sea.

ISBN:

9781606067307

1606067303

OCLC:

1245249157