Tekstblad met verklaring van de prent over Schilderkunst, p. 30 1695

This 1695 text page by Charles Perrault, titled "Tekstblad met verklaring van de prent over Schilderkunst, p. 30", explains the imagery associated with a painting about the arts. The text emphasizes the importance of art to the king and the symbolic use of the sun to represent a powerful patron. The imagery evokes a flourishing garden, connecting artistic growth to the sun's life-giving rays. This text page provides a glimpse into the artistic ideals of the period and how the art of painting was perceived in France.