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Italy Renaissance 17th C. 18th C. France Renaissance Paris Louis XIII Louis XIV Louis XV Central Europe 18th C. England 16th C. 17th C. 18th C. |
Renaissance Architecture - 16th Century FranceChateau, Chambord, Designed in 1519, perhaps by Domenico da Cortona, for King Francis I. Construction was entirely by French architects. The central keep was completed in 1537; the wings were built 1539-50. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Image 7 Chateau, Fountainbeau, The site was occupied by an old hunting lodge. Additions were begun in 1528, by Gilles Le Breton, for King Fracis I, and completed in 1540. There were numerous later addtions. Work by Breton incles the Porte Doree, Cour du Cheval Blanc, and the Gallerie Francois Ier, which was decorated by Rosso Fiorentino and Primaticcio. Primaticcio designed the Aile de la Belle Cheminee. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Image 7 Image 8 Image 9 Chateau, Ancy-le-Franc, Begun 1546, to designs of Sebastiano Serlio Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Chateau, Anet, Philebert de Lorme - Built 1547-52, for Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II. Surviving plans include the entrance, chapel, and west wing, still at Anet, and the frontispiece of the corps-de-logis which is now installed in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. The bronze sculpture of the entrance was made by Benvenuto Cellini. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Palace of the Tuilleries, Philebert de Lorme - Paris - Begun in 1565, for Catherine de' Medici, queen of King Henry II. Only one wing had been built by 1572. This was later incorporated into the Palace of the Louvre, and destroyed by fire in the 19th century. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Chateau, Charleval, Jacques Androuet du Cerceau the Elder - Begun in 1573, for King Charles IX; little was built. Image 1 Image 2 Chateau, Verneuil, Jacques Androuet du Cerceau the Elder - Partly built 1568-85, and never completed Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Chateau, Chenonceau, Located on the Cher River in the Loire Valley. The nucleus was begun in 1515 for Thomas Bohier. Catherine de Medicis acquired the property and for her Philip de Lorme added a bridge extending out over the river and planned a large complex of courtyards that was never built (1556-59). Jean Bullant added the gallery over the bridge (1576). Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 |
