French Baroque art
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French Baroque art is a 17th-century artistic style in France characterized by grandeur, dramatic intensity, and rich ornamentation, closely associated with the absolutist court culture of Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Baroque | 55 |
| French Baroque art canonical | 1 |
| French Baroque era | 1 |
| French Baroque painting | 1 |
| French Baroque sculpture | 1 |
| French classicism | 1 |
| French royal art commissions of Louis XIV | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque art
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art movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Counter-Reformation aesthetics
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French absolutism ⓘ King Louis XIII ⓘ
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Louis XIII of France
Louis XIV of France ⓘ court culture ⓘ |
| center |
Paris
ⓘ
Versailles ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| genre |
architecture
ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Neoclassicism
ⓘ
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French Neoclassicism
Rococo ⓘ
surface form:
French Rococo
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| influencedBy |
Caravaggisti
ⓘ
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Caravaggism
High Renaissance art ⓘ Italian Baroque art ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| institutionalSupport |
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
ⓘ
Académie royale d’architecture ⓘ |
| majorArchitect |
François Mansart
ⓘ
Jules Hardouin-Mansart ⓘ Louis Le Vau ⓘ |
| majorArtist |
Charles Le Brun
ⓘ
Claude Lorrain ⓘ Eustache Le Sueur ⓘ Georges de La Tour ⓘ Nicolas Poussin ⓘ Simon Vouet ⓘ |
| majorSculptor |
Antoine Coysevox
ⓘ
François Girardon ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Église du Val-de-Grâce
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of the Val-de-Grâce
Hôtel des Invalides ⓘ
surface form:
Dome of Les Invalides
Colonnade of the Louvre ⓘ
surface form:
East façade of the Louvre Palace
Galerie des Glaces at Versailles ⓘ
surface form:
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Château de Versailles ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Versailles
|
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| patronage |
Catholic Church in France
ⓘ
French royal court ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| stylisticFeatures |
classical order combined with exuberant decoration
ⓘ
dramatic intensity ⓘ dynamic compositions ⓘ grandeur ⓘ illusionistic effects ⓘ monumentality ⓘ rich ornamentation ⓘ strong contrasts of light and shadow ⓘ theatricality ⓘ |
| theme |
allegories of power and glory
ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ heroic history painting ⓘ religious subjects ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ |
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French classicism
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French royal art commissions of Louis XIV
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French Baroque
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French Baroque sculpture
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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The Rape of the Sabine Women (Poussin)
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque era
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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Charles Le Brun
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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The Finding of Moses (Charles de La Fosse)
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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Noël Coypel
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French Baroque
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The Raising of Lazarus (Jouvenet)
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French Baroque
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French Baroque
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Antoine Coysevox
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French Baroque
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Pierre Mignard
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French Baroque
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French Baroque painting
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