# Entrance to the Maze

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## Artwork

- Artist: [COTELLE, Jean II](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cotelle-jean-ii-r578c5e987996ad>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm

## Commentary

Louis XIV commissioned Jean Cotelle, who had already painted the Trianon, to document the state of grounds of Versailles. This painting shows a view of the Arch of Triumph Grove as seen from the North Parterre.

## Related artworks

- [View of the Arch of Triumph Grove](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cotelle-jean-ii-r578c5e987996ad/view-of-the-arch-of-triumph-grove-r77271be906c00d>)
- [View of the Colonnade at Versailles](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cotelle-jean-ii-r578c5e987996ad/view-of-the-colonnade-at-versailles-r738f3323b9b0a6>)
- [View of the Three-Fountain Grove](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cotelle-jean-ii-r578c5e987996ad/view-of-the-three-fountain-grove-r0434d2da803771>)
- [View of the Three-Fountain Grove](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cotelle-jean-ii-r578c5e987996ad/view-of-the-three-fountain-grove-rbfe706c100ba84>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)