title: [The painters and sculptors of the king and "artistic expertise" under Louis XIV].
abstract: At the crossroads of institutions, markets ands discourses, artistic expertise under the reign of Louis XIV has not been thoroughly studied. So-called "experts" belonged to the judiciary field: they were called upon to describe, attribute and evaluate paintings and sculptures in probate inventories or in the context of judiciary actions. Their appointment was a real performative act, since experts were chosen by the judge or the parties, without definite criteria. Therefore, experts were often - but not always - artists, either guild masters or academicians.
authors.affiliation: Département des arts graphiques, Musée du Louvre, 14, quai François-Mitterrand, F-75058, Paris cedex 01, France, benedicte.gady@louvre.fr.
authors.forename: Bénédicte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gady