This man ordered an equestrian statue of himself to be changed to depict Marcus Curtius HurlingHimself into the Flames.
This man ordered an equestrian statue of himself to be changed to depict Marcus Curtius HurlingHimself into the Flames. He ordered the creation of the Grand Trianon. A portrait of this man is putaway in The Shop Sign of Gersaint by Jean-Antoine Watteau. In one portrait, he wears an elaborateblue and gold cape with a sword at his side, as well as white stockings and red high heels; thatportrait was painted by Hyacinthe (*) Rigaud. His best known artistic commission included the Basin ofNeptune reflecting pool and was built by men like Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin Mansart. That samebuilding commissioned by this man contains the Hall of Mirrors. For 10 points, name this French monarchwho dramatically expanded the Palace of Versailles.
This man ordered an equestrian statue of himself to be changed to depict Marcus Curtius HurlingHimself into the Flames.
Louis XIV [or Louis the Great or Louis le Grand; prompt on "The Sun King"]