France 20-22

By AndyCab
  • Period: May 7, 1450 to

    France 20-22

  • May 7, 1540

    Chateau de Fontainebleau

    Chateau de Fontainebleau
    Chateau de FontainebleauCour Ovale and the "Serlio" porticoFontainebleau, FrancePatron: Francis I, c. 1520-40: reconstruction and expansion of the 12th century royal hunting lodge

  • Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie De' Medici

    Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie De' Medici
    Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish)Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie De' MediciPart of a series for the Luxembourg Palace, Paris, France1621-1625Patron: Marie de’ Medici, Queen mother of FranceOil on canvas12'11 1/8" x 9'8 1/8"

  • Palace of Versailles

    Palace of Versailles
    Palace of Versailles, FranceArchitects: Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-MansartGardener: André Le NôtreDecorator: Charles LeBrun Original hunting chateau, ca. 1624expanded by Louis XIV 1660s-80s

  • Portrait of Louis XIV

    Portrait of Louis XIV
    Hyacinthe RigaudPortrait of Louis XIV1701FranceOil on canvas, approx. 9’ 2” x 6’ 3”French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, founded 1648Grand Manner

  • Gersaint’s Signboard

    Gersaint’s Signboard
    WatteauGersaint’s Signboardc. 1721For E.F. Gersaint, Marchand-Mercier ofParis, Franceoil on canvas5’4” x 10’ 1”

  • The Swing

    The Swing
    Fragonard The Swing1766Oil on canvas2’-9” x 2’-2”Patron: Probably Baron de Saint-Julien, Minister of Finance for the French Clergy