Reception of the Grand Condé at Versailles

It represents the reception of Louis II de Bourbon-Condé by Louis XIV, at the Palace of Versailles, at the foot of the Escalier des Ambassadeurs [fr], in 1674.Following the mixed success of another of his paintings, Siècle d'Auguste : naissance de N. S. Jésus Christ (Exposition Universelle of 1855), Gérôme chose to focus on “small” history.In this painting he highlighted the comedy of power, through the belated allegiance of the prince to his king.The taste for reconstruction and the painter's precision are found in the representation of the rich court costumes, and in the reproduction of the monumental Escalier des Ambassadeurs de Versailles, destroyed more than a century earlier.[2] In 2014, the painting was loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon as part of the exhibition L'invention du Passé.
FrenchJean-Léon GérômeOil paintingMovementAcademic artLouis, Grand CondéLouis XIVPalace of VersaillesMusée d'OrsayLouis II de Bourbon-CondéExposition Universelle of 1855Museum of Fine Arts of LyonThe Cock FightThe Duel After the MasqueradePhryne Before the AreopagusCleopatra and CaesarThe Slave MarketThe Death of CaesarJerusalemThe Execution of Marshal NeyBashi-BazoukPrayer in the MosquePollice VersoThe Snake CharmerA Chat by the FiresideThe Tulip FollyThe Christian Martyrs' Last PrayerSlave Market in Ancient RomeBonaparte Before the SphinxBathshebaPygmalion and GalateaThe Birth of VenusTruth Coming Out of Her WellOmphaleTanagraList of pupilsGare d'OrsayRemorseIn the ConservatoryHaymakingThe Family ReunionThe Improvised Field HospitalThe Pink DressBazille's StudioPilgrims going to MeccaWoman with a CatPloughing in the NivernaisLa DanseDante and VirgilEquality Before DeathLes OréadesRépétition du "Joueur de flûte" et de "La femme de Diomède" chez le prince NapoléonThe Lady in WhiteThree Women with ParasolsLes raboteurs de parquetVue de toits (Effet de neige)The Hanged Man's HouseThe Card PlayersPortrait of Gustave GeffroyArab Chiefs Challenging each other to Single Combat under the Ramparts of a CityThe Poor FishermanThe Turtle SellerA Burial at OrnansL'Origine du mondeThe Painter's StudioLe ruisseau noirThe Wounded ManThe Romans in their DecadenceThe HarvestThe LaundressThe RepublicL'AbsintheThe Bellelli FamilyCafé-Concert at Les AmbassadeursLes ChoristesThe Orchestra at the OperaPortraits at the Stock ExchangeThe TubBoabdil's Farewell to GranadaArab Horses Fighting in a StableHomage to CézanneThe DreamThe EnigmaAround the PianoThe Corner of the TableHomage to DelacroixA Studio at Les BatignollesAreareaThe Beautiful AngelBreton Peasant WomenThe Schuffenecker FamilySelf-Portrait in a HatSelf-Portrait with the Yellow ChristTahitian Women on the BeachVairumatiA Session of the Painting JuryThe SourceThe Excommunication of Robert the PiousThe TruthThe Quai Saint-Michel and Notre-DameThe BalconyBerthe Morisot with a Bouquet of VioletsBlonde Woman with Bare BreastsBullfightLe Déjeuner sur l'herbeFlowers in a Crystal VaseThe FiferMadame Manet at the PianoOlympiaThe Port of Boulogne by MoonlightPortrait of ClemenceauPortrait of Emile ZolaPortrait of Marguerite de ConflansPortrait of Monsieur and Madame ManetPortrait of Stéphane MallarméThe ReadingA Sprig of AsparagusThe WaitressLuxe, Calme et VoluptéFrench Campaign, 1814The Siege of ParisThe AngelusThe GleanersShepherdess with her FlockThe WinnowerThe Artist's Garden at GivernyA Cart on the Snowy Road at HonfleurThe MagpieRegatta at ArgenteuilResting Under a Lilac BushThe Road in Front of Saint-Simeon Farm in WinterWomen in the GardenThe ApparitionThe CradleThe Fiancée of BelusThe Luxembourg Station in BrusselsSummary Execution under the Moorish Kings of GranadaBal du moulin de la GaletteThe BathersDance in the CityDance in the CountryFrédéric Bazille at his EaselGirls at the PianoPortrait of the Painter Claude MonetPortrait of William SisleyThe SwingThe TalismanThe CircusAvenue of Poplars near Moret-sur-LoingThe Canal du LoingThe Canal Saint-MartinChemin de la Machine, LouveciennesThe Forge at Marly-le-RoiRegatta at Molesey near Hampton CourtResting by a Stream at the Edge of the WoodRue de la Chaussée in ArgenteuilView of the Canal Saint-MartinThe Village of VoisinsLe LitLa ToiletteSolitudeThe Resurrection of LazarusWhistler's MotherSailboats and EstuaryThe BathWhat is Called VagrancyThe Wheel of FortuneL'ArlésienneBedroom in ArlesThe Church at AuversStarry Night Over the RhônePortrait of Dr. GachetDoctor Gachet's Garden in AuversImperial Fritillaries in a Copper VaseSelf-portraitPasteur's portrait by EdelfeltMadame Charles MaxPortrait of Robert de MontesquiouNature Unveiling Herself Before ScienceWoman Bitten by a SerpentThe Mature AgeVirgin with a LilyRhinocérosObjet décoratif carré avec dieux tahitiensMusée des AugustinsToulouse