Louis XIV

The "Sun King," who transformed the act of living into a sacred ritual of light and mirrors. He was the "Center of Gravity," a monarch who declared himself the state and made the world spin around his morning awakening. He represents the "Geometry of Absolutism"—the idea that power should be as radiant and untouchable as the celestial bodies. He is the red-heeled step and the fountains of Versailles, the sovereign who proved that to rule a nation, one must first enchant it.