. Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces. estored and decorated with a series ofwall paintings depicting the glories of Bur-gundy. It is a seemingly appropriate decora-tion and in every way admirably executed,though the name attached thereto may not beas famous as that of an Abbey or a Sargent. In general the character of the great pile ofbuildings to-day, on account of the heterogene-ous aspect of the mass, forbids any strict esti-mate applicable to its artistic merits. The mostthat can be ventured is to comment on thatwhich is definitely good. At many times during its
. Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces. estored and decorated with a series ofwall paintings depicting the glories of Bur-gundy. It is a seemingly appropriate decora-tion and in every way admirably executed,though the name attached thereto may not beas famous as that of an Abbey or a Sargent. In general the character of the great pile ofbuildings to-day, on account of the heterogene-ous aspect of the mass, forbids any strict esti-mate applicable to its artistic merits. The mostthat can be ventured is to comment on thatwhich is definitely good. At many times during its career it has beenremodelled and added to by many able a result there are naturally many worthybits which may be discovered by close observa-tion that in general run a fair chance of beingoverlooked. Two pupils of Mansart workedupon the remodelling of the structure, and Man-sart himself designed the colonnade and thevestibule of the Salle des Etats. Twelve prin-cipal buildings surrounding the main courtyardcame into being from time to time, and in one. Chateau des Dues, Dijon Dijon, the City of the Dukes 123 form or another they are all there to-day,though in the scantiest of fragments in someinstances. An old-time iron gateway, or grille,still exists midway between the two principalfacades of the Doric order. The effect of thisfaQade is heavy, but ornate: frankly it is badarchitecture, but it is imposing. It is bad be-cause it is a manifest Italian interpolation withlittle or nothing in common with other decora-tive details to be seen, details which are of thetransplanted French variety of Renaissance,and that in truth is far and away ahead ofanything in Italy or any rank copy of anythingof Italian origin. The old Place Royale opened out fan-likebefore the building and gave a certain spectac-ular effect which saved it from ultra bad tasteat that period. The Place dArmes, before thepresent Hotel de Ville (which now occupies theprincipal part of the old ducal palace), a
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