Salers, France

This video may suggest more than is really there,  but for me, the perfect visit.

Footnote to history. the Portrait of Louis XI

The painting of Louis XI which I post previously appeared in the New York Times today:


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/arts/design/brooklyn-museum-finds-some-problematic-gifts-cant-be-returned.html

The painting is owned by the Brooklyn Museum and is part of a bequest from the estate of Col. Michael Friedsam, president of the elegant retail emporium B. Altman.

It turns out that many of the items in the bequest were either forgeries or of poor quality, and the museum would like to 'give them away'.

The portrait of Louis XI is one of these.

The 5 Great Monarchs of France

Here's the list from a recent French history book I been skimming:

Philip Augustus (1165 - 1223). aka, Philip II


















Philip IV (1268 - 1314)

   

















Louis XI (1423 - 1483)



















Louis XIV(1638 - 1715)

Napoleon (1769 - 1821)


















More to come...