Palace of Versailles
The palace of absolutism with formal gardens, copied from Peterhof to Caserta
- Author
- Louis Le Vau, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, André Le Nôtre
- Style
- Baroque — Art designed to overwhelm: motion, dramatic light and theatre that pulls the viewer in
- Century
- 17th century
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Made around the same time (±30 years)
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- c. 1658 The Milkmaid — Johannes Vermeer · Dutch Golden Age Painting · Delft
- 1664 Tartuffe — Molière · Versailles
- c. 1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring — Johannes Vermeer · Dutch Golden Age Painting · Delft
- 1656 Las Meninas — Diego Velázquez · Baroque · Madrid
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