{"product_id":"philippe-dorleans-chevalier-de-lorraine-schwule-grosse-liebe-hof-versailles-07","title":"Gay Art - Philippe d'Orléans \u0026 Chevalier de Lorraine – Great Gay Love at the Court of Versailles #7","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilippe sits at the table, shirt open, chest bare. The Chevalier leans towards him, hand on his shoulder, faces so close their lips are about to touch. No hesitation. No hiding. Lust, desire, urge – and love. All at once, unfiltered. Contemporaries reported: The two had sex whenever they could. Constantly. As if every hour was their last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA biographer recorded it: Philippe d'Orléans and the Chevalier de Lorraine suppressed nothing, denied nothing. They had the privilege of nobility and the protection of the king – and they used it. Completely. Without shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat history recorded in words, this painting shows in color and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the court of Louis XIV, their love was no secret. They lived it openly – as openly as Versailles allowed. What no painter of their time captured: what it looked like when they were together. This painting fills that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistoriography in oil\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFragonard painted the tenderness between lovers – but only between man and woman. Boucher painted the sensuality of the court – but never that between two men. What the great masters of Rococo never dared to show, this painting captures. Living a gay love openly was not a right at that time – it was a privilege. Bought through origin, secured by proximity to the crown. What Philippe and the Chevalier lived as a matter of course was unthinkable for others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find the complete historical background in our blog article: \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 show 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: 70 × 50 cm (landscape). 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":"40x30 cm","offer_id":53328101704019,"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-07_hauptbild.png?v=1774377267","url":"https:\/\/www.kunstwerk-bilder.shop\/en-eu\/products\/philippe-dorleans-chevalier-de-lorraine-schwule-grosse-liebe-hof-versailles-07","provider":"Kunstwerk Bilder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}