Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations

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Renaissance ornamental program interior decoration ensemble work of the Fontainebleau School

The Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations are an elaborate ensemble of Renaissance ornamental painting and sculpture at the Château de Fontainebleau, exemplifying the refined style and iconography of the Fontainebleau School.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations canonical	1
Ballroom decorations at Fontainebleau	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance ornamental program ⓘ interior decoration ensemble ⓘ work of the Fontainebleau School ⓘ
architecturalStyle	French Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
artForm	mural painting ⓘ ornamental relief ⓘ stucco sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	important model for later French court decoration ⓘ key example of Fontainebleau School ornamental style ⓘ
artMovement	Fontainebleau School NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	complex iconographic programs ⓘ elongated human figures ⓘ rich ornamental framing ⓘ
commissionedBy	Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalContext	French royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	classical deities ⓘ putti and decorative motifs ⓘ
function	decoration for court festivities ⓘ representation of royal magnificence ⓘ
heritageSite	UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palace and Park of Fontainebleau" NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconographicTheme	allegorical figures ⓘ emblems of royal power ⓘ festive and courtly scenes ⓘ mythological scenes ⓘ
influencedBy	Italian Renaissance art ⓘ Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Château de Fontainebleau NERFINISHED ⓘ Salle de Bal NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	fresco painting ⓘ gilding ⓘ stucco ⓘ wood paneling ⓘ
partOf	interiors of Château de Fontainebleau ⓘ
period	16th century ⓘ
preservationStatus	restored ⓘ
relatedTo	Gallery of Francis I decorations NERFINISHED ⓘ
styleDescriptor	refined ornamental painting and sculpture ensemble ⓘ
usedFor	court ceremonies ⓘ royal balls ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fontainebleau School decorations → significantWork → Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations ⓘ

School of Fontainebleau → notableWork → Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ballroom decorations at Fontainebleau