Studies for a Ceiling Decoration with the Apotheosis of Psyche (recto); Studies for a Ceiling Decoration with the Apotheosis of Psyche (verso) (detail), about 1680, Charles de La Fosse. Pen, red chalk, watercolor and gouache. Getty Museum
Grand Design: 17th-Century French Drawings
GETTY CENTER
West Pavilion, Plaza Level
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The visual arts flourished in 17th-century France during a period known as the Grand Siècle or "great age." Presenting works from the Getty collection made by French draftsmen across the century, this exhibition includes drawings made for many different purposes: designs for ceiling paintings, altarpieces, sculptures, and prints; sketches made outdoors; and academic studies drawn in the studio. Together they testify to an era of intellectual striving, courtly splendor, and violent political upheaval.