Man in the Iron Mask Man in the Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask (French: "L'Homme au Masque de Fer"; c. 1640 – 19 November 1703) is the name given to an unidentified prisoner who was arrested in 1669 or 1670 and subsequently held in a number of French prisons, including the Bastille and the Fortress of Pignerol (modern Pinerolo, Italy). He was held in the custody of the same jailer, Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars, for a period of 34 years. He died on 19 November 1703 under the name "Marchioly", during the reign of King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715). Since no
In the Land of the Blind the Blue Eye Man is King In the Land of the Blind the Blue Eye Man is King In the Land of the Blind the Blue Eye Man is King is a painting by Deborah Grant. It is in the collection of the Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, North Carolina in the United States. This large scale, multi-panel, colorful painting depicts the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Starting from the left panel: This painting was purchased from Grant in 2008 by Steve Turner Contemporary. In 2013, it was purchased by the Nasher with funding from JoAnn and Ronald Busuttil. This piece is part of Grant's body