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| Keywords: French - Portrait of King Louis XII of France at Prayer - Walters 4634.jpg The French king Louis XII 1462-1515 clad in an ermine-trimmed mantel kneels at his devotions and gazes at an unseen religious image or altar If all the panels of this stained glass still existed we would probably see a form of self-representation favored by French kings and their cousins the dukes of Burgundy The heavy textiles behind Louis function as one of the walls of what would be a little room created in a privileged location near the altar of a royal chapel or church These textile walls would shield him from winter drafts as well as the inquisitive eyes of his courtiers Jean Perréal was the court painter and famous as a portraitist though few documented works by him remain between 1500 1510 Early Modern stained glass cm 80 55 9 accession number 46 34 23412 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 3000 Years of Glass Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1982 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Renaissance portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1500s stained glass windows Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review Louis XII of France Portraits with praying hands Portraits from France Kneeling in prayer in art | ||||
