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Apollo in His ChariotCharles de La Fosse

Painted by Charles de La Fosse (late 17th c.), this ceiling scene in the Salon d’Apollon glorifies the sun god driving his chariot across the sky. Apollo, a symbol of Louis XIV himself, radiates divine power and order, dispersing darkness and chaos. The work affirms the king’s mythologized identity as the Sun King and divine ruler.
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