. Art in France. its development. Immense wings grew from either side of a little body, Louis XIIIs building, a modest facade of white stone and red brick, which Mansart enriched, but which he had to respect. It imposed its simple and cheerful style on this entire side of the palace; here were lodged the royal executive, the ministries of Peace and War, Colbert and Louvois. .In the eighteenth century Gabriel erected columns against these parti-coloured facades; Louis XIV had reserved thisceremonious style for the facadewhich confronts the park. At the very threshold, theeye was dazzled by the
. Art in France. its development. Immense wings grew from either side of a little body, Louis XIIIs building, a modest facade of white stone and red brick, which Mansart enriched, but which he had to respect. It imposed its simple and cheerful style on this entire side of the palace; here were lodged the royal executive, the ministries of Peace and War, Colbert and Louvois. .In the eighteenth century Gabriel erected columns against these parti-coloured facades; Louis XIV had reserved thisceremonious style for the facadewhich confronts the park. At the very threshold, theeye was dazzled by the pompof the decorations. The Am-bassadors Staircase rose, astructure of polychrome apartments sustained thisdecorative richness. On thewalls, Le Bruns pupils recordedthe kings actions; these greatpaintings,which would have beenadequate enough as cartoons fortapestries, do not give a veryimpressive idea of the Frenchschool. On the ceiling, thegods of the ancients continueto drive chariots and hurl227 q2. FIG. 472.— OF A WOMAN. (Museum ot Montpellier.) ART IN FRANCE
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