A Triumphal arch on the Louvre
1704
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1704
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This is a Baroque print from 1704 by René Charpentier. It shows decorations for the Duke of Burgundy’s birth on the Louvre’s front. The design came from court sculptor François Girardon. The print mixes old and new styles. It uses columns from 1603 and French Doric orders that stack in rings. Those rings came from a 1500s designer named Philibert de l’Orme. See more prints by Charpentier, René.
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