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Louis XIV's Versailles has passed beyond historical interest to become a part of legend. In this superbly written study, Guy Walton considers the Sun King's accomplishment in detail and explores the meaning of what he built. The result is the first work in English--and the most up-to-date in any language--to provide a comprehensive history of Versailles in a single volume. Louis XIV sought to create in his residence a new Rome, a palace that wold represent at once the personal dignity and political glory of th eking and the ascendancy of French art and design over Italian. Walton interprets every aspect of this ideal residence, from the king's concern for technological innovations to the importance of the menagerie. With attention to the poltical and social climate of seventeenth-century France, he describes the ruler's unusually active role in the palace's design and interior decoration, his handling of architects, artists, and construction problems, and his amassing of one of the greatest art collections of Europe. Walton shows how Louis XIV's personal preferences, his huge royal household, and the growth of the French government during his reign influenced the transformation of

Author

Walton, Guy

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

1986

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226872551

Subjects

Architecture, History, Art