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The Louvre and Versailles
The Evolution of the Proto-typical Palace in the Age of Absolutism
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In tracing the evolution of the Louvre from fortress to palace and of Versailles from hunting domain to dynastic capital, Dr Tadgell’s detailed architectural analysis of many projects—external and internal, realised and unrealised— is set in the context of the development of the medieval monarchy towards...
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This book traces the evolution of the projects for completing the square court - Cour Carrée - of the Louvre in the 1660s and the evolution of Ange-Jacques Gabriel’s project for rebuilding the town front of the palace at Versailles a century later.
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In tracing the evolution of the Louvre from fortress to palace and of Versailles from hunting domain to dynastic capital, Dr Tadgell’s detailed architectural analysis of many projects—external and internal, realised and unrealised— is set in the context of the development of the medieval monarchy towards absolutism, of the development of the medieval château towards precedents for the seat of absolutism, and of the effect of the French monarchy’s financial incontinence on the realisation of royal building ambitions.
In particular, Tadgell challenges received opinion on the introduction of Hispano-Burgundian court etiquette to French palace design, relates the court front of Lescot’s Renaissance Louvre to the iconography of apotheosis, revises the current ordering of François Mansart’s designs for the Louvre and reassesses the subsequent contribution of Claude Perrault to the completion of the east front in respect for the opinion of 17th and 18th-century commentators. After surveying the various phases of work for Louis XIV at Versailles, he traces the evolution of Ange-Jacques Gabriel’s grand projet for rebuilding the town side of the palace for Louis XV, noting the influence of Bernini on the definitive phase, and he masters the intricacies of the incessant changes to the royal apartments which inhibited rebuilding.
Finally, the book looks at the influence of the great French palaces on those seeking to emulate their ambition, from Stockholm in the late-17th century to the deliriously opulent late-19th century palace of Ludwig II of Bavaria at Herrenchiemsee. A wealth of illustrative material and supporting documents bring this comprehensive and authoritative text to life.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781032895482
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 January 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 7 Line drawings, color; 243 Line drawings, black and white; 223 Halftones, color; 114 Halftones, black and white; 230 Illustrations, color; 357 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 1311g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Christopher Tadgell studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London and in 1974 was awarded his PhD for his thesis on Ange-Jacques Gabriel, principal architect to Louis XV of France. For three decades from the early 1970s he developed the comprehensive survey course in architectural history for the Canterbury School of Architecture – beginning with revision of the prevailing Eurocentric scope to embrace Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic traditions. Throughout this time French Classical architecture continued to be his main research field but his work on India was the outcome of a life-long fascination with the subcontinent and the perceived need for a one-volume account of its complex architectural history accessible to students. He has lectured on both French and Indian subjects in London and Cambridge and in the United States at Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Charlottesville, Louisville (where he was F.L. Morgan Professor of Architectural Design in 1985) and Princeton (where he is a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study).
His several publications on French architecture began with the standard account in Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration (ed. Blunt, London 1978). His seven-volume series Architecture in Context is an unmatched survey of the seminal architectural traditions from the earliest times to the end of the 20th century: French architecture features prominently in all four volumes covering the sequential periods from the early Middle Ages. In particular, moreover, he has contributed articles on French architecture to The Grove Dictionary of Art and other major reference books, including the most recent revision of Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture.
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