The coronation of Charles VI of France, illumination on parchment by Jean Fouquet, in Grandes Chroniques de France, c. 1455-1460.
Charles VI was crowned King of France in 1380, at the age of 11, by the Archbishop Richard Picque in Rheims. The young king's rule would be under a regency by his uncles for the first 10 years of his reign. The vivid colors shown here in the image showcase the wealth and splendor of the French royal court; on the other hand, the various nobles and clergymen surrounding the young king foreshadow the mismanagement and corruption of the decade-long regency that is to come.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.
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