Visual Arts History 1040 Lecture : Eighteenth Century France and England
28 Jan 2012
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Built by jules hardouin-mansart and charles le brun, palace of louis xiv, versailles france, ca. Overlooks the versailles park from the second floor of louis xiv s palace. Hundreds of mirrors illusionistically extended the room s width and once reflected gilded and jeweled furnishings. Built by germain boffrand, h tel de soubise, paris france, 1737-1740. Features sinuous curves, gilded mirrors and moldings, small sculptures and paintings, and floral ornament, were the style at the centre of parisian social and intellectual life. A typical rococo room and took the place of louis xiv s palace of versailles and was a much more intimate place to have gatherings in one s home. The strong architectural lines and panels of before are softened and the walls melt into the vault. Painting, sculpture, and architecture are blended together to form a single ensemble. The room seems permanently decorated for a festival and the nature seems to be freely growing.
