The fête of 1674, second day: musical concert in the Garden of Trianon

Le Pautre, Jean (1618-1682)

Chauveau, François (1613-1676)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

1676

Height:

39.4 cm  (15 1/2 in.)

Width:

41.3 cm  (16 1/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

etching and engraving

Place of creation:

France

Description

Depicts a July 11, 1674 performance of "L'Eglogue de Versailles" by Lully on a stage designed by Carlo Vigarani. The stage featured a small pool of water and satyrs and fauns adorned the fences. Included in this scene, in recessed areas on both sides of the stage, are sketchy depictions of many musicians playing bowed and plucked string instruments, and wind instruments. In the decorative border design at bottom center, many wind, string and drum instruments are partially visible. From Minneapolis Institute of Art web site: Later edition: 1676. Engraved by François Chauneau [sic; i.e. Chauveau]. This musical concert was performed in the gardens at Trianon, Louis XIV's private retreat on the grounds of Versailles, named after the village the king demolished to build his smaller residence here. The Trianon gardens were famous for their opulence, with the flowerbeds reportedly changed daily and filled with a diverse assortment of fresh scented flowers.
Portfolio: From André Félibien's "Les Divertissemens de Versailles donnez par la Roy a toute sa cour au retour de la conqueste de la France-Comté en l'année M.DC.LXXIV," Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1676. Catalogue Raisonne: see IFF XI, nos. 909-913.

People as subjects

Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715) (Non-musician/dancer)

Iconclass

48CC7531
large group of musicians, orchestra
48CC78
listening to music - CC - out of doors
41A636
French or architectonic garden; formal garden
48CC75
making music; musician with instrument - CC - out of doors
48CC731
string instruments (bowed) - CC - out of doors
48CC732
string instruments (plucked) - CC - out of doors
48CC735
wind instruments - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Stringed instruments [3101] (orchestra seems to include violins, violas, viols, cellos, lutes)
Wind instruments [3730] (orchestra seems to include flutes and oboe or shawm)
Drum [2585] (cylindrical and frame drums in border design)

Musical works

Lully, Jean-Baptiste -- Eglogue de Versailles

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

6100