Recreation of the costume worn by Louis XIV as Apollo. At the 17th century French court, ballet was performed not by professionals, but by the aristocrats themselves, including the king, Louis XIV (1638-1715), who was passionately fond of dancing.

2022年3月25日 · This unofficial portrait captures a young Louis XIV in a stage costume as Apollo, advancing with elegance and dignity. Without a mask or wig, the king's gracefully raised hands, palms down, emphasize the balance of his absolute rule, accountable only to God.

The French king Louis XIV, the 'Sun King', adopted the sun as his official emblem in 1661. An earlier association can be seen in this study of a costume designed for the fifteen-year-old king to perform in a ballet as the sun god Apollo.

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Apollo costume worn by Louis XIV in the Ballet of the Night (1653) Henri (de) Gissey (ca 1621 – 1673) was a French draughtsman and designer who held the post of dessinateur de la Chambre et du cabinet de Roi in the Menus Plaisirs du Roi in the early years of Louis XIV of France.

King Louis XIV appears with the coming of the day as the sun god Apollo, one of his many personifications as the rising sun, emphasizing the power of the monarchy and its closeness to the divine. [4] Henri de Gissey (c. 1621–73), Dessinateur ordinaire du Cabinet du Roy, was in charge of dress design for the royal ballets.

The costume design for Louis XIV’s appearance as Apollo in Le Ballet de la Nuit in 1653 clearly illustrates the male style (Figure 1). Louis is shown wearing a classical-style Roman breastplate, fitted to the form of his body and worn with tunic and heeled shoes.

2015年2月18日 · Today in 1621 the Ballet d’Apollon (Ballet of Apollo), also known as the Ballet du Roy (the King’s Ballet), was first performed by the Ballet de Cour of Louis XIII. This costume design for role of Apollo the Shepherd in the Ballet d’Apollon will feature in …

Louis XIV, dressed as Apollo, skilfully drives the chariot of the Sun pulled by four horses, accompanied by Aurora (Dawn) and the Hours of the Day with butterfly wings. The realistic features...

Recreation of the costume worn by Louis XIV as Apollo in Ballet Royal de la nuit (1653) used in the production The Twelfth Rose, Ballet For All, Swan Theatre, Worcester, 1969. Designed by David Walker