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Description: | In the seventeenth century, children's clothes were reductions of the costumes worn by their parents. This very young girl is therefore represented just as an adult would be. Her hairstyle is even similar to that of ladies of the time of Louis XIV. Even though the title of the painting states that she would be a daughter of Louis XIV, this is a very difficult fact to check for two reasons. First, Louis XIV had many children, both legitimate and illegitimate, and second, virtually all children look very much alike in paintings. The rose held by the girl can be a symbol of love, and, more strongly still, of the offerings made by a love which is pure. | Subjects: | portrait (unidentified girl) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8961... | Go to resource |
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