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Val de Grâce
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale. It should not be shared or reproduced without permission by the copyright holder.

Val de Grâce

Primary (Paris, France, 1638–1695)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1660
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 10 3/4 × 13 9/16 in. (27.3 × 34.4 cm)
Additional Dimension: 7 5/16 × 10 11/16 in. (18.6 × 27.1 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.580
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.580
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Label Text
The Val-de-Grâce was a Benedictine convent built in Paris in the 1620s by Anne of Austria, mother and Queen-Regent of Louis XIV (born 1638, accession in 1643, reigned 1661-1715). In 1645, Anne commissioned François Mansart to design the church of the Val-de-Grâce, fulfilling a vow she had made if God granted her a son. The church was completed in 1662. The print shows the exterior of the convent complex and the garden as they were in the 1600s. The parterres have fleur-de-lis (emblem of the French monarchy) ornaments on the borders. The strollers are nuns from the convent.
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