Episode 3 of 5
Caresme Door-Top Painting Commission
- When
- 22 March 1768
- Where
- Petit Trianon
On 22 March 1768 Louis XV commissioned Jacques-Philippe Caresme to paint two door-top pictures inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses.
On 22 March 1768, Louis XV commissioned Jacques-Philippe Caresme to paint two pictures to decorate the door-tops, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses. The subjects were chosen on the instructions of Charles-Nicolas Cochin, secretary of the Royal Academy, who wanted the subject to fit in with the flowers.
Sources
- Petit Trianon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-01
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