Renaissance and Baroque Art, Renaissance and Baroque Art

Versailles

Form: -east-west axis -rigorous geometry -classical architecture (symmetry, repetitive, and based on Greek temples -gold-painted ceilings -outside is not as "ornate "-symmetrical -Greek/Roman influence -mirrors (hall of mirrors) Content: -Hall of mirrors (social gatherings) -700 rooms -gardens -sculptures, paintings, fountains tributed to him Function: -King Louis XIV decided to build a new palace -example of nobility -living for King, his close friends, family, servants, and soldiers) -emphasize Louis' importance (everything revolves around him Context: -Versailles, France -Louis Le Vaw and Jules Hardouin-Mansart= architects -began in 1669 CE, French Baroque