19- Baroque in France

Question 1

Church of the Val-de-Grace

Answer 1

-1634-67 -designed by Mansart, Paris -founded by Annie of Austria King Louis laid cornerstone for his dad when he was 7..

Question 2

Eglise du Dome des Invalides

Answer 2

-Mansart -1679-1708 -built as royal chapel for large hospital for military veterans -eventually became tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 3

Chateau of Vaux le Vicomte

Answer 3

-1657-61 -Nicolas Fouquet -tall hip roofs, tall proportions on windows -has moat -geometric patterns in gardens with large water features

Question 4

The Royal Chateau at Versailles

Answer 4

-1710ff -large gardens -elaborate interior -“intersections of axes between war and peace and absolute power”