Louis Xii Of France Kneels In Prayer
by Getty Research Institute
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Louis Xii Of France Kneels In Prayer
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Getty Research Institute
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Louis XII of France Kneeling in Prayer, Accompanied by Saints Michael, Charlemagne, Louis, and Denis. An illustration by Jean Bourdichon (French, 1457-1521) from c.1498-99. Louis XII (1462-1515) ruled as King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. This image was made just after his coronation, and he is presented (from left to right) with a number of royal saints Saint Michael, the patron saint of the royal chivalric order; Saint Charlemagne, from whom the French kings traced their descent; Saint Louis of France, the king's namesake and his forebear on the throne; and Saint Denis, the patron of the French royal household.
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