View of the Château of Marly

1725 · Musée National du Château, Versailles

landscape

Martin's painting represents a view of the chateau of Marly as seen from the Watering Trough. The royal chteau was the third element in the royal lifestyle: Versailles for business, the Trianon for pleasure, and Marly for a privacy that did not exclude privileged guests. In each case architecture eloquently reflected function.

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About the Artist

Pierre-Denis Martin

1663 – 1742

French painter, also called Martin le Jeune or Martin des Gobelins (because he was employed at the Gobelins Manufactory). He is said to have been the cousin or nephew of Jean-Baptiste Martin without evidences. He was the pupil of Adam Frans van der Meulen and Joseph Parrocel. He painted historical subjects, battles, hunts, and architectural views, particularly of royal residences, such as the Palace of Versailles and the Château de Compiègne. He produced a series of paintings at the Château de Choisy, which are now in the Versailles Museum.

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