. Art in France. FIG. 450.— TLBl AND TOMB OF LE BRUNS MOTHER. AT CHARDONNET, PARIS. 217. • ART IN FRANCE Louis adopted its methods later, when they wanted to reconcilemajesty and grace, to avoid heaviness and affectation. Since the Renaissance, architecturalstyle has lost its decorativeamenity, but it has gainedstrength and breadth. A fagadeby Lescot is well adapted toa narrow court, which forcesthe spectator to note theminute adjustment and ingeniousdetail; but the colossal style,with its large flat lines, makesa superb framework for a vastspace. The Louvre, how
. Art in France. FIG. 450.— TLBl AND TOMB OF LE BRUNS MOTHER. AT CHARDONNET, PARIS. 217. • ART IN FRANCE Louis adopted its methods later, when they wanted to reconcilemajesty and grace, to avoid heaviness and affectation. Since the Renaissance, architecturalstyle has lost its decorativeamenity, but it has gainedstrength and breadth. A fagadeby Lescot is well adapted toa narrow court, which forcesthe spectator to note theminute adjustment and ingeniousdetail; but the colossal style,with its large flat lines, makesa superb framework for a vastspace. The Louvre, however, wasnot completed by Louis king could not lodgehis executive and his courtthere commodiously. He feltcramped in this palace, the growth of which was held in check byParis. He preferred the plain of Versailles, where everything,soil and water included, could be arranged to suit him. Colbertdeplored the kings defection; he thought it a mere caprice, andnever dreamed that the pleasant country house built by Lemercierfor Louis XIII would one day be magnificent enough to give anadvantageous idea of the g
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