In order to express the religious principle of ruling as the divinely appointed hero, Louis XIV fostered a French renaissance by becoming the most important patron of the arts. One of his most important commitments as a patron of the arts and letters was his organization of the royal academies in Paris that promoted progress in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Louis intensified the social value of intellectual and artistic talent in France (Brennan 21). Among the academies opened were the Académie de peinture et de sculpture (1648), Académie des sceinces (1666), Académie Royale de musique (1669), and Académie Royale d’architecture (1671). By opening several academies, the king recognized divisions between disciplines, such as the divide
