{"product_id":"the-sun-king-at-sea-meredith-martin-9781606067307","title":"The Sun King at Sea: Maritime Art and Galley Slavery in Louis XIV's France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Leo Gershoy Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Winner of The David H. Pinkney Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonorable Mention for The Mediterranean Seminar Best Book Prize 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Kenshur Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Apollo Magazine's 2022 Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis richly illustrated volume, the first devoted to maritime art and galley slavery in early modern France, shows how royal propagandists used the image and labor of enslaved Muslims to glorify Louis XIV.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMediterranean maritime art and the forced labor on which it depended were fundamental to the politics and propaganda of France's King Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715). Yet most studies of French art in this period focus on Paris and Versailles, overlooking the presence or portrayal of galley slaves on the kingdom's coasts. By examining a wide range of artistic productions--ship design, artillery sculpture, medals, paintings, and prints--Meredith Martin and Gillian Weiss uncover a vital aspect of royal representation and unsettle a standard picture of art and power in early modern France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an abundant selection of startling images, many never before published, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun King at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e emphasizes the role of \u003ci\u003eesclaves turcs\u003c\/i\u003e (enslaved Turks)--rowers who were captured or purchased from Islamic lands--in building and decorating ships and other art objects that circulated on land and by sea to glorify the Crown. Challenging the notion that human bondage vanished from continental France, this cross-disciplinary volume invites a reassessment of servitude as a visible condition, mode of representation, and symbol of sovereignty during Louis XIV's reign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith Martin, Gillian Weiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606067303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606067307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Getty Research Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 7.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022","brand":"Meredith Martin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043444912383,"sku":"9781606067307","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_275131d5-e4ac-4ee0-b3e7-3c58b71b9ebb.jpg?v=1684967191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sun-king-at-sea-meredith-martin-9781606067307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}