Young boy pushes aside red curtain in 17th century trompe l’oeil painting. On the staircase of the Hôtel de Châteaurenard at Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. The painting is by Brussels-born Court artist Jean Daret (1613-1668) who worked at Aix in 1654, six years before the Hôtel de Châteaurenard became the temporary home of King Louis XIV (1638 - 1715).
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France: Pushing aside a red curtain, this young observer checks on who might be climbing the staircase of the Hôtel de Châteaurenard. This trompe l’oeil painting on the stairs of the mansion in Rue Gaston de Saporta is among several ingenious illusionist works painted here by Brussels-born Court artist Jean Daret (1613-1668). He worked at Aix in 1654, six years before the house became the temporary home of King Louis XIV.
Size: 2544px × 3800px
Location: Hôtel de Châteaurenard, Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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