{"product_id":"pianta-del-labirinto-di-versailles","title":"Map of the Labyrinth of Versailles","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat line of dots winding through the hedges, from number 1 at the top right to 39 at the bottom left, is the path that passes by 39 fountains, each with an Aesop fable.\u003c\/strong\u003e You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, with a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe labyrinth had been designed by André Le Nôtre; the idea of filling it with fables, to make it an open-air lesson for the Dauphin, was Charles Perrault's, the same one who wrote Cinderella. In each fountain, painted lead animals, based on designs by Charles Le Brun, recited the fable with jets of water from their mouths, and a plaque bore four verses by the court poet Isaac de Benserade. It is said that it was on those very plaques that the Dauphin learned to read. In his guide, Perrault reassured visitors: anyone who got lost inside got pleasantly lost. In 1775, during the major redesign of the gardens ordered by Louis XVI, the labyrinth was dismantled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plan, the \"Plan du Labirinthe de Versailles\", was published by Nicolas de Fer in his \u003cem\u003eAtlas Curieux\u003c\/em\u003e: at the bottom right, below the title, are his name and the date 1715, sixty years before the demolition. It is a bird's-eye view engraving, with the hedges and jets of water drawn one by one. At the top right, an inscription marks the entrance, \"where the figures of Aesop and Prudence are\"; at the bottom left, the exit. The reproduced copy is kept in the David Rumsey Map Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who love gardens, it is a gift to gaze at for a long time; in a home where a child is learning to read, or hung in an entryway, it becomes a game for everyone. From 1 to 39, the dots serve as Ariadne's thread, one fable after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial of unique quality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 x 42 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 x 44 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on the finest paper with handmade Amalfi deckle edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55584736477525,"sku":"FNSN86P242DR8","price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/pianta-del-labirinto-di-versailles-principale.jpg?v=1793361258","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/pianta-del-labirinto-di-versailles","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}