This is Versailles in the days before king Henri IV as seen by Olivier Pâques and Jacques Martin. Historical comic authors usually do a lot of research so this might just be what it looked like in the 1500s. But no, these aren't mountains in the background, merely clouds!Versailles avant Henri IV, vue par Olivier Pâques et Jacques Martin. Et non ce ne sont pas des montagnes, juste des nuages !
Brilliant. This must be an incredible exhibit to view. Looking at historic views of cities, towns and villages is always a challenge to find what is the same, what has changed and what may actually remain.
ReplyDeleteEin gelungenes Kunstwerk. Mir fehlen Wolken. Einen guten Dienstag dir.
ReplyDeleteSo, which one is your house?
ReplyDeleteA lovely concept of your city. Jack's comment gave me a good laugh.
ReplyDeleteIt's looking a little empty!
ReplyDeleteThis must have been a delightful exhibit - thanks for 'capturing' it for us!
ReplyDeleteIt must have been beautiful with all that countryside.
ReplyDeleteheureusement il y a plus de portes à prendre désormais
ReplyDeletec'est fou comme le Français est une langue concise, 7 lignes en anglais et juste 2 en français ;o))
ReplyDeletebeau dessin
Great. For me Breugel's paintings always capture that moment in medieval life.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun, these comics. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteUn aspect différent de Versailles. J'aime bien.
ReplyDeleteVersailles avant Versailles ! J'adore la precision du trait!
ReplyDeleteLovely mural!
ReplyDeleteChrissy from Manchester: a photo a day at Mancunian Wave
My, my, how Versailles has grown! It makes for an interesting comparison.
ReplyDeleteI bit smaller back then, right? :-) Cool!
ReplyDeletebeautiful~
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine Versailles looking like this Ciel, but everything had to start somewhere oui!
ReplyDeleteThis comic takes what could be a plain scene and turns it into such a colorful piece of art.
ReplyDeleteSi calme, si petite, si scénique, si majestueuse!
ReplyDeleteEt le ciel bleu est incroyable! ;)
bisous
Léia
This is much better than my old postcards!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing what the countryside might have looked like back then!
ReplyDeleteAgain cool. Wish you'd left this jpeg a little larger for a closer look, Ciel. :-)
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