{"product_id":"philippe-dorleans-chevalier-de-lorraine-schwule-grosse-liebe-hof-versailles-05","title":"Gay Art - Philippe d'Orléans \u0026 Chevalier de Lorraine – Great Gay Love at the Court of Versailles #5","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilippe leans against the dresser, his upper body bent forward. The Chevalier stands behind him, leaning down towards him – his gaze demanding, unmistakable. Philippe turns his head, meeting his gaze. Equally demanding. Do it. Take me. Two who know what they want, what they need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a tender approach. This is passion forcing its way through – reckless, impatient, unambiguous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the court of Louis XIV, these two men loved openly – as openly as Versailles allowed. Everyone knew. No one painted it. Until now. For them, this passion was unpunished – protected by rank and blood. For other men of the same era, it was a crime they paid for with their lives. Their desire was the same. Their fate was different. This painting commemorates both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistory in Oil\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Honoré Fragonard knew passion – he painted it in swings and gardens, between man and woman. François Boucher painted the sensuality of the court, seduction, desire. What neither ever showed: two men who desired each other so. KUNSTWERK BILDER paints what the masters omitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the complete historical background, please refer to our blog post: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/blogs\/news\/das-lockere-schwule-leben-am-hof-des-sonnenkonigs-philippe-dorleans-und-sein-chevalier\"\u003e→ Philippe d'Orléans \u0026amp; Chevalier de Lorraine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) \u0026amp; François Boucher (1703–1770)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFragonard and Boucher were the great masters of French Rococo. Their works depict court life – playful, sensual, full of lightness. Boucher painted the king's mistresses, Fragonard the pleasures of the aristocracy. What they never painted: the men who desired each other. This painting fills that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanvas print on stretcher frame, high-quality gallery standard. Format: 50 × 70 cm. Delivered ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGay Art for your home. KUNSTWERK BILDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KUNSTWERK BILDER","offers":[{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":53327671492947,"sku":null,"price":71.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/7893\/5635\/files\/PR-louis-05_hauptbild.png?v=1774373333","url":"https:\/\/www.kunstwerk-bilder.shop\/en-eu\/products\/philippe-dorleans-chevalier-de-lorraine-schwule-grosse-liebe-hof-versailles-05","provider":"Kunstwerk Bilder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}