Francis I. Power and Image.
BN| N° d'inventaire | 19172 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 272 p., color and black and white illustrations, paperback |
| Publication | Paris, 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
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The name Francis I immediately conjures up a series of images that make him almost familiar to us: the young hero of Marignan, the knight knighted by Bayard, the gallant man, the friend of the arts, the great builder whose reign saw France emerge from the dark Middle Ages and enter the Renaissance. Some of these representations are late creations, but many of them are the result of a strategy developed by the king's entourage. Multiple portraits of the sovereign were already circulating at court and even in the most remote parts of the kingdom. This unprecedented production, which laid the foundations of French political power, also concealed unsuspected, sometimes surprising, treasures. Displaying an extraordinarily rich iconography, the remarkable work published by the BnF to mark the five hundredth anniversary of the accession of Francis I shows one of the French people's favorite historical figures in a new light.
The name Francis I immediately conjures up a series of images that make him almost familiar to us: the young hero of Marignan, the knight knighted by Bayard, the gallant man, the friend of the arts, the great builder whose reign saw France emerge from the dark Middle Ages and enter the Renaissance. Some of these representations are late creations, but many of them are the result of a strategy developed by the king's entourage. Multiple portraits of the sovereign were already circulating at court and even in the most remote parts of the kingdom. This unprecedented production, which laid the foundations of French political power, also concealed unsuspected, sometimes surprising, treasures. Displaying an extraordinarily rich iconography, the remarkable work published by the BnF to mark the five hundredth anniversary of the accession of Francis I shows one of the French people's favorite historical figures in a new light.