René-Antoine Houasse
René-Antoine Houasse, painter to Louis XIV, author of the mythological canvases of the Grand Trianon.
Arachne at the Grand Trianon in the Park of the Palace of Versailles
arachne Text from Book 6 of the Metamorphoses written by Ovid and used by René-Antoine HOUASSE to represent canvas “Minerva and Arachne” that can be found in the Salon des Seigneurs in the Grand Trianon in Versailles
Iris and Morpheus at the Grand Trianon in the Park of the Palace of Versailles
iris Presentation of the text and excerpt from Book XI of “Metamorphoses” written by the Latin writer Ovid with regard to the work he inspired to the painter René-Antoine HOUASSE the painting “Morpheus awakening as Iris draws near” (also called “Iris and Morpheus”) from the former Salon du Sommeil, now the Salon de Famille du Grand Trianon.
Tiresias at the Grand Trianon in the Park of the Palace of Versailles
tiresias Text extract from chapter “Tiresias” of Book III of the « Metamorphosis » of Ovid from which has inspired the painter René-Antoine HOUASSE for the making of his painting “Minerva and Tiresias”
