Tag Archives: Les fêtes du règne du roi Louis XIV

Eternamenta News

Posted on February 1, 2020 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, I’m very glad to announce you that 2020 blogging will be dedicated to music. It will be a year of Baroque & Bossa Nova to honour both wonderful music epochs in the human history. I have already posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Blogging, bossa nova, culture, fantasy, France, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis XIV, Music, news, opera, Society, Sociology, tom jobim, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th centure, 17th centure France, 2020, baroque music, bossa nova, Brasile, Francia, Jean Baptiste Lully, la musique à la Cour, Le Roi Soleil, Les fêtes du règne du roi Louis XIV, Louis le Grand, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIVI, music, musica barocco, musica brasileira, Re Sole, Seicento, the Sun King, Tom Jobim, Versailles | 16 Comments

Music for the King: J. B. Lully

Posted on August 16, 2018 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, France, Louis XIV, Music, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th centure, 17th century, art, baroque, baroque dance, baroque music, beauty, civilization, culture, Francia, history, J. B. Lully, Les fêtes du règne du roi Louis XIV, Les Plaisirs de l’Île enchantée, life, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Lully, music, Re Sole, Seicento, storia, the Sun King, XVII siecle | 6 Comments

Mercure Galant: Messenger of the Past – Various Occasions

Posted on July 26, 2018 by kethuprofumo

The same edition brought to light not only the Court events. All what was happening in France & in the neighbourhood was in sight. Any month was full of various interesting events. Here are two of the kind. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogging, culture, education, France, History, Italia, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th century, Abbé de Colbert, civilization, Cosimo III, Cosme III, culture, Firenze, Florence, France, Francia, Gaston d'Orléans, history, Italia, Italy, Les fêtes du règne du roi Louis XIV, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Madame la Duchesse de Toscane, Marguerite-Louise d'Orléans, Medici, Mercure Galant, Saint Louis, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Toscana, Toscane | 29 Comments

Midsummer Night under a veil of Grand Divertissement Royal (1668)

Posted on June 23, 2018 by kethuprofumo

Another magnificent festivity written in history was the Grand Divertissement Royal (1668). It was dedicated to success in the War of Devolution (1667-1668) and to the first capture of Franche-Compté, an important strategic goal in all the French wars of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, celebration, culture, fantasy, folklore, France, History, Louis XIV, nature, news, paganism, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged 1668, 17th century, Amore, art, arte, ballet, beauty, celebration, civilization, culture, feast, France, Francia, giardini di Versailles, Grand Divertissement Royal 1668, history, Les fêtes du règne du roi Louis XIV, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, music, musica, Re Sole, Seicento, storia, Sun King, Versailles, Versailles gardens | 10 Comments

Les Plaisirs de L’Ile Enchantée – Time of Miracles

Posted on June 18, 2018 by kethuprofumo

Louis XIV arranged plenty of great feasts. In fact, each one was a true gem, blending entertainment, art, music with some drops of magic. But celebrations of 1664 named ‘Les Plaisirs de L’Ile Enchantée’ entered the history. Maybe because they … Continue reading →