{"product_id":"gay-art-magischer-spiegel-versailles-zeitreise-ludwig-xiv","title":"Gay Art – The Magical Mirror of Versailles – Time Travel to Louis XIV","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo men stand before the magic mirror of Versailles. Behind them, the Hall of Mirrors as it is today – restored, guarded, open to tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the mirror does not show the present. It shows the past – and what could have been possible in it; and, what few know today, even what was possible. Forbidden by law, persecuted by the church – and yet lived openly by a courtly elite who cared little for laws and the church. More on that shortly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magic mirror of Versailles opens time – three centuries, in one breath – and shows the gay couple as they could have been then: in the splendor of Louis XIV's court, in velvet and silk, with lace at the collar and gold on the buttons. Two men as courtiers of the Sun King – kissing, naturally, as if it had never been forbidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was forbidden. But the magic mirror does not lie – it shows what was, what is, and what should have been allowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhoever was gay at the court of Louis XIV and lived it, did so in secret – or he was Philippe d'Orléans, the king's brother, who lived it openly and thus made history. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kunstwerk-bilder.shop\/blogs\/news\/das-lockere-schwule-leben-am-hof-des-sonnenkonigs-philippe-dorleans-und-sein-chevalier\"\u003eMore about Philippe and his love →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this journey through time, we have chosen a style that suits the era: warm, magnificent, with the luminosity of the old masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis canvas print brings the magic mirror of Versailles into your home – and with it three centuries of gay history, finally becoming visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kunstwerk-bilder.shop\/blogs\/news\/die-spiegel-kultur-kunst-und-magie-wahre-schwule-liebe-in-den-spiegeln-von-versailles\"\u003eWorth reading in our blog: Mirrors in Art, Culture and Magic \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGay Art. Gay art for your home. KUNSTWERK BILDER.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KUNSTWERK BILDER","offers":[{"title":"45x30 cm","offer_id":53456526606675,"sku":"PR-spiegel-15","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x40 cm","offer_id":53456526639443,"sku":null,"price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75x50 cm","offer_id":53456526672211,"sku":null,"price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/7893\/5635\/files\/PR-spiegel-15_hauptbild.png?v=1775915192","url":"https:\/\/www.kunstwerk-bilder.shop\/en-eu\/products\/gay-art-magischer-spiegel-versailles-zeitreise-ludwig-xiv","provider":"Kunstwerk Bilder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}