Paris was not always considered the world's artistic capital. It was French artists over the course of the 17th century who made it so. Their extraordinary achievement is illustrated in examples of their greatest works assembled from regional museums across France and the United States through the museum consortium, FRAME. This selection of masterpieces, accompanied by commentary, artist biographies and interpretive essays, offers an introduction to the art and culture of the age that reached its zenith in the glory of Louis XIV and Versailles.
