| Portion of title |
Maritime art and galley slavery in Louis XIV's France |
| 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. |
| Abstract |
"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 |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Martin, Meredith (Meredith S.). Sun King at sea. Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, 2022 9781606067314 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021012217 |
| ISBN | 9781606067307 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1606067303 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
