# Performance of Alceste in 1674

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LE PAUTRE, Jean](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/le-pautre-jean-r53b30ea91d2658>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Engraving, 308 x 427 mm

## Commentary

The courtyards of châteaux were often employed as open-air theaters in the 17th century. Louis XIII&#39;s Versailles was used as the setting for a famous torch-lit performance of Alceste, an opera by Quinault. Le Pautre&#39;s engraving shows a performance given in 1674 in the Cour de Marbre of Versailles.

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## Attribution

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