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The four seasons are represented several times in the sculpture at Versailles. The Grande Commissions brings together a series of sculptures commissioned by Louis XIV in 1674, in which statues of the seasons appear.
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Willem VS
November 1, 2022
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The Royal Avenue constitutes the major east-west axis of the garden. It was designed from the first garden of the time of Louis XIII. At the beginning, it is an …
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November 3, 2022
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This pool, called Autumn, is the equal of the three other pools dedicated to the seasons located near the Allée royale. Bacchus, a figure from Roman mythology, teaches vine cultivation throughout the world. God of wine and intoxication, he symbolizes the harvest time. He is surrounded by little satyrs, half children, half goats.
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