Jean-Baptiste Lully
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Jean-Baptiste Lully was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life worki
Portrait between 1650 and 1691
Jean-Baptiste Lully, around 1670
Nicolas de Poilly the Younger's painting of Titon du Tillet's French Parnassus, 1723
Portrait of Several Musicians and Artists by François Puget. The two main figures have been identified as Lully and the librettist Philippe Quinault. (Louvre)
Louis XIV
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Louis XIV was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. He is a symbol of the Age of Absolutism in Europe for styling himself as "The Sun King" and "Louis the Great", which portrayed hi
Jean-Baptiste Lully
…instrumentalist, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV and became a French subject in 1661. He was a close friend of the playwright Molière, with whom he collaborated on numerous comédie-ballets, including…
Portrait of Louis XIV, 1701
Louis XIV as a young child, by an unknown painter
Baptismal certificate, 1638
Louis XIV, then Dauphin of France, in 1642, one year before his accession to the throne, by Philippe de Champaigne