Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice

Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice

Absolutism is not only in the texts and discourses ; we can recognize it in some very bombastic and turgid « places » and acts like ceremonies, great pictures, monuments and somptuous palaces where it appears spectaculary and expressive. But the artistry of power doesn’t work solely with this expans...

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Main Author: Yann Lignereux
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190) 2013-12-01
Series:Chrétiens et Sociétés
Subjects:
Henri IV
Prieur (Barthélemy)
Absolutism
Iconography
Nudity
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/chretienssocietes/3473
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spelling doaj-3059b6fcb5e0479790b6b8b646e4f2b32020-11-24T22:01:43ZfraLaboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190)Chrétiens et Sociétés1257-127X1965-08092013-12-018512010.4000/chretienssocietes.3473Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrificeYann LignereuxAbsolutism is not only in the texts and discourses ; we can recognize it in some very bombastic and turgid « places » and acts like ceremonies, great pictures, monuments and somptuous palaces where it appears spectaculary and expressive. But the artistry of power doesn’t work solely with this expansive way. A bronzed statuette made by the french sculptor Barthelemy Prieur can be as demonstrative of absolutist claims of Henri IV’s monarchy as the most famous monuments of the french Absolutism like Versailles, Chambord or equestrian statues. Representing the king’s nudity, this little object shows us the great vocation of the royal power to assume an exceptional autority staging only with the own Prince’s body.http://journals.openedition.org/chretienssocietes/3473Henri IVPrieur (Barthélemy)AbsolutismIconographyNudity
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Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice
Chrétiens et Sociétés
Henri IV
Prieur (Barthélemy)
Absolutism
Iconography
Nudity
author_facet Yann Lignereux
author_sort Yann Lignereux
title Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice
title_short Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice
title_full Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice
title_fullStr Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice
title_full_unstemmed Henri IV dévoilé. Le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice
title_sort henri iv dévoilé. le corps dé-voué du souverain ou la royauté sans sacrifice
publisher Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190)
series Chrétiens et Sociétés
issn 1257-127X
1965-0809
publishDate 2013-12-01
description Absolutism is not only in the texts and discourses ; we can recognize it in some very bombastic and turgid « places » and acts like ceremonies, great pictures, monuments and somptuous palaces where it appears spectaculary and expressive. But the artistry of power doesn’t work solely with this expansive way. A bronzed statuette made by the french sculptor Barthelemy Prieur can be as demonstrative of absolutist claims of Henri IV’s monarchy as the most famous monuments of the french Absolutism like Versailles, Chambord or equestrian statues. Representing the king’s nudity, this little object shows us the great vocation of the royal power to assume an exceptional autority staging only with the own Prince’s body.
topic Henri IV
Prieur (Barthélemy)
Absolutism
Iconography
Nudity
url http://journals.openedition.org/chretienssocietes/3473
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