King Louis XIV of France ruled for around seventy years as king and demonstrated his royalty well in the art that he chose to have made and constructed after his self-esteemed likeness. The painting of King Louis by Hyacinthe Rigaud demonstrates well how the king wished to be portrayed. King Louis is drenched over in a very large and flowing cloak with a rich blue and mixture, which was a very luxurious color back due to the origin of how the color had to be obtained from the grinding up of sea mollusks. The cloak is also adorned with the fleur-de-lis symbol. Accordingly, this symbol means the flower of the lily and has in the French culture been a significance of French royalty being said to represent "perfection, light, and life."
The Palace
The Palace