Trompe l’oeil decoration in the Hôtel de Châteaurenard at Aix-en-Provence, France, of a red and blue birdcage containing a green parrot apparently hanging from a balcony. The interior of the mansion was painted by Brussels-born Court artist Jean Daret (1613-1668) in 1654, six years before the house became the temporary residence of 'Sun King' Louis XIV.
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France: a green parrot in a red and blue cage apparently suspended by a red cord from a balcony is among the ingenious illusory artworks in the trompe l’oeil decoration of the Hôtel de Châteaurenard. The interior of the mansion in Rue Gaston de Saporta was decorated by Brussels-born Court artist Jean Daret (1613-1668) in 1654, six years before the house became the temporary home of King Louis XIV.
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Location: Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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