18TH CENTURY FRANCE

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Title: 18TH CENTURY FRANCE

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18TH CENTURY FRANCE

NEOCLASSICM
Classical language only
Neoclassicism was a reaction to flippant
decadence

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FOUR PHASES OF FRENCH NEO-CLASSICAL STYLE

Structural Neo-classicism (1730 1750)
Archaeological neo-classicism (1750 1760)
Radical neo-classicism (1760 1770)
Visionary neo-classicism (1770 1800)

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STRUCTURAL NEOCLASSICISM

Claude Perrault
Chief author of east façade of Louvre
Greco-gothic structural idealism
Abbe Marc-Antoine Laugier Theorist
Primitive Hut, ideal structure

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BERNINIS DESIGN FOR THE LOUVRE
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BERNINIS LOUVRE FLOOR PLAN
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PRIMITIVE HUT
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL NEOCLASSICISM

GOAL Integration of antique models and French
Classicism
St. Genevieve (The Pantheon)
Jacques Germain Soufflot
Unites structural lightness of gothic with purity
of Greek
Greek cross plan with five domes
Interior, classical magnificence with slender
arches
Exterior, massive geometric blocks

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL NEOCLASSICISM

Petite Trianon
Ange-Jacques Gabriel
Versailles
Cubic geometry, no sculpture
Restrained architectural language
Purification of architecture

Place de la Concorde
Gabriel
Multi-media spaces
Fusion of arts
Louvre-like Versailles in city streets

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St. Genevieve - The Pantheon
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Structural Detail of Iron Bar Location
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PETITE TRIANON
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HAMLET for MARIE ANTOINETTE
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PLACE DE LA CONCORDE
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PLACE DE LA CONCORDE
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RADICAL NEOCLASSICISM