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The visual arts have long been at the service of an apologia of power. The works of the French painter Jean-Baptiste Martin are a striking illustration of this aspect of the genesis of art. Martin is a representative of absolutist court art. Under Louis XIV the painter served to glorify the military achievements of the Sun King. In the Palatinate War of Succession (1688-1697) for supremacy in Europe, Martin accompanied the Sun King and the Dauphin on two campaigns. During these campaigns, he painted battle scenes depicting the siege and conquest of German and Belgian cities, as well as views of the residences of the French King and Martin nicknamed "Martin the Bataillist". Back from the events of the war, Martin contributed to the artistic decoration of one of the prestige objects of the absolutist ruler, the Hotel des Invalides. With this building complex, Louis XIV set an example of his treatment of deserving soldiers. The hotel was to serve as a refuge for war-disabled French soldiers and demonstrate the ruler's responsibility for his subjects. The absolutist architecture represents the claim to power, which is why such functional buildings were also realized in an imperial style. Martin designed the wall frescos in the four dining rooms, which contained representations of the conquered fortresses and were intended to fill the wounded soldiers with pride for their deeds.
Martin's career shows the structures and functions of absolutist court life. The son of a builder who worked for the Bétiments du Roi, he was part of the extended court. The Bétiments were responsible for the building activities in the royal residences around Paris. Martin started his artistic career as an apprentice of the successful court painter Laurent de la Hyre, who worked for the King and Cardinal Richelieu. Through his father's connections, Martin entered the service of Sébastien Le Prestre Vauban, a general of Louis XIV, who became famous above all for his achievements in the field of fortress construction. As his protégé, Martin finally entered the service of the Flemish painter Adam Frans van der Meulen, who as a portrait and battle painter played a major role in the public painting of the Sun King. Afterwards Martin accompanied the post of director of the tapestry manufactories, providing numerous designs for the tapestries. Martin's career culminated as the king's official painter during his military campaigns against French Protestants in 1699.
Martin's artistic achievement was not the development of a personal style or the expansion of artistic forms of expression, but the fulfilment of absolutist expectations of art. His teacher, van der Meulen, had developed the genre of absolutist ruler depictions and battle myths to perfection. Martin had no reason to change this genre and the technique of his teacher in any way. His works are hardly distinguishable from the van der Meulens. His achievement lay in copying and perfecting the given techniques.
The visual arts have long been at the service of an apologia of power. The works of the French painter Jean-Baptiste Martin are a striking illustration of this aspect of the genesis of art. Martin is a representative of absolutist court art. Under Louis XIV the painter served to glorify the military achievements of the Sun King. In the Palatinate War of Succession (1688-1697) for supremacy in Europe, Martin accompanied the Sun King and the Dauphin on two campaigns. During these campaigns, he painted battle scenes depicting the siege and conquest of German and Belgian cities, as well as views of the residences of the French King and Martin nicknamed "Martin the Bataillist". Back from the events of the war, Martin contributed to the artistic decoration of one of the prestige objects of the absolutist ruler, the Hotel des Invalides. With this building complex, Louis XIV set an example of his treatment of deserving soldiers. The hotel was to serve as a refuge for war-disabled French soldiers and demonstrate the ruler's responsibility for his subjects. The absolutist architecture represents the claim to power, which is why such functional buildings were also realized in an imperial style. Martin designed the wall frescos in the four dining rooms, which contained representations of the conquered fortresses and were intended to fill the wounded soldiers with pride for their deeds.
Martin's career shows the structures and functions of absolutist court life. The son of a builder who worked for the Bétiments du Roi, he was part of the extended court. The Bétiments were responsible for the building activities in the royal residences around Paris. Martin started his artistic career as an apprentice of the successful court painter Laurent de la Hyre, who worked for the King and Cardinal Richelieu. Through his father's connections, Martin entered the service of Sébastien Le Prestre Vauban, a general of Louis XIV, who became famous above all for his achievements in the field of fortress construction. As his protégé, Martin finally entered the service of the Flemish painter Adam Frans van der Meulen, who as a portrait and battle painter played a major role in the public painting of the Sun King. Afterwards Martin accompanied the post of director of the tapestry manufactories, providing numerous designs for the tapestries. Martin's career culminated as the king's official painter during his military campaigns against French Protestants in 1699.
Martin's artistic achievement was not the development of a personal style or the expansion of artistic forms of expression, but the fulfilment of absolutist expectations of art. His teacher, van der Meulen, had developed the genre of absolutist ruler depictions and battle myths to perfection. Martin had no reason to change this genre and the technique of his teacher in any way. His works are hardly distinguishable from the van der Meulens. His achievement lay in copying and perfecting the given techniques.
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.jpg "View of the Orangerie, the stairs of the Cent-Marches and the chateau of Versailles circa 1695 Painting attributed to Jean-Baptiste Martin (the Elder) (1659-1735) 1695 Sun. 1,15x1,65 m by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "Costume Design for Silphide in the Ballet of the Elements, late 18th century (hand-coloured engraving) by Jean Baptiste Martin")
 c1780 - (MeisterDrucke-167659).jpg "Costume for Medea in the opera Jason and Medea, engraved by Rene Gaillard (c.17190-90) c.1780 by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "Faune from the Fete de Bacchus and Triumphal Ballet of Bacchus, late 18th century (hand-coloured engraving) by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "Palace of Versailles by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "The Royal Great Stables stable of the Palace of Versailles by Jean Baptiste Martin")
 25th October 1722 1735 - (MeisterDrucke-85173).jpg "Coronation of Louis XV (1710-74) 25th October 1722, 1735 by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "The Siege of Besancon in 1674 by the army of Louis XIV by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "The Entrance of the French Army at Ypres, 1678 by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "The Orangery and the Chateau at Versailles, 1696 by Jean Baptiste Martin")
 - (MeisterDrucke-114138).jpg "Equestrian Portrait of Maria Leszczynska (1703-68) by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "The Siege of Mons, 1691 by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "The Siege of Besançon in May 1674 by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "The Siege of Dole in June 1674 by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "Palace of Versailles by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "Canvas of the Estates General of Languedoc by Jean Baptiste Martin")
.jpg "Louis XIV with Versailles in the distance by Jean Baptiste Martin")