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“Ode De La Paix”: the left side of the painting is inspired by "Fête nautique sur l'Adour", one of the Valois tapestries currently on display @chateaufontainebleau. In 1565, festivities were organized in Bayonne to celebrate the sustainable peace between France and Spain. Originally designed by Antoine Caron, an artificial whale represents War, successfully attacked from various boats, while from a barge, fashionably dressed courtiers look on, sporting outfits last seen at the 2022 Met Gala. In the foreground, Ronsard, who helped plan and design the 1571 royal entrance in Paris, converses with Marguerite de Valois and Charles III of Lorraine. Just above the group, the updated replica of a sumptuous gold gift presented by the city of Paris to Charles IX, features the royal family topped by a plastic dolphin toy. Oil on canvas, 2022. #valoistapestries #renaissance #antoinecaron #tapestries #tapisseriedesvalois #whale #pierrederonsard #partylikeavalois #odedelapaix #ronsardlere #oilpainting #fredericlere (at Trôo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMjklbLRo7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Ode De La Paix”, center part of a 70 x 153 cm painting. Two chimeras pull a chariot carrying a cupid. Just behind, King Charles IX and his wife, Elisabeth d’Autriche (based on portraits by François Clouet), while satyrs and centaurs parade in front of one of the triumphal arches built in Paris for their official entrance in the city. The arch inscription reads “ODE DE LA - PAIX PAR PIERRE DE - Ronsard Vandomois, - Au Roi.” The "Indians" featured on the island at the top left are assailed by conquistadores, as depicted in one of the Valois tapestries currently on display @chateaufontainebleau. #valoistapestries #renaissance #tapestries #tapisseriedesvalois #pierrederonsard #elisabethdautriche #charlesIX #francoisclouet #odedelapaix #ronsardlere #oilpainting #fredericlere (at Trôo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeGtcSZo9NB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Ode De La Paix”, right side. Started from the 16th Century "Tenture des Valois" tapestry series, three of which are currently on view @chateaufontainebleau. The series was probably commissioned by Catherine de Medicis, who can be seen in the foreground next to Henri de Navarre sporting a lavish “End Gun Violence” coat, which was actually worn by New York City Mayor Eric Adams during the 2022 Met Gala. The royal group looks on to two Ukrainian cavaliers with rocket launchers. On the ground, children toys abandoned after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster can be seen. Behind them, centaurs based on "The Dream of Poliphilus" parade in front of a destroyed Russian armored vehicle and a rhinoceros sculpture. The triumphal arch on the left was built based on a script developed by Ronsard to celebrate the 1571 entrance of Charles IX in Paris. Top right, the Kramatorsk railroad station, Ukraine, hit by a Russian missile on April 8, 2022. #valoistapestries #renaissance #tapestries #tapisseriedesvalois #catherinedemedicis #endgunviolence #odedelapaix #ronsardlere #oilpainting #fredericlere (at Trôo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeBp77VIR-n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Currently on my easel: "The Triumph of the Whale", detail. Inspired by the Renaissance Valois Tapestries, one of which featured an artificial whale that represented the monster of war defeated by universal peace. Sketches for the tapestry were designed by Antoine Caron. Oil on canvas, 2022. To be continued... #whale #seamonster #antoinecaron #valoistapestries #renaissance #tapestry #ronsardlere #oilpainting #fredericlere (at Trôo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccnn3xQordc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=