The print illustrates the reception of Alexander images in France under Louis XIV. ... As cheif minister of Louis the 14ths court, Colbert organized a campaing to glorify the pwoer of the king through palace decoration.
Louis the 14th would have had these tapestries commissioned for decoration in his court because he wanted to be compared to Alexander the Great in both might and leadership skills.
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