ARTH 3312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pierre Crozat, Nicolas Poussin, Denis Diderot
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Louis the 14th was france"s sun king, emblem of his rule. Created a cult of the monarch made of aristocrats. Usurped power but treated them all well to prevent a coup. Grand era, ridiculous spending on versaille palace - epicenter court. Versailles started as a modest hunting lodge in a swampy area. He was suspicious of paris and thought versailles was more secure being farther out. Architects - louis le vau and jules hardouin mansart. Hall of mirrors meant for visitors to walk through and be overwhelmed and know not to mess with france. Bedroom was meant for morning levee - ritualistic. Palace was a symbol of absolutism, cartesian rationality. The rooms had themes like peace and war. 2nd in port was jean baptiste colbert. Charles le brun was the dictator of the arts - painted hall of mirrors. There were academics in arts, literature, sciences . Royal academy of painting and sculpture was supervised by surintendant general des.