The architecture of the renaissance in France : a history of the evolution of the arts of building, decoration and garden design under classical influence from 1495 to 1830 (1911)
Ward, William Henry, 1865-1924 · London : B.T. Batsford ; New York : Scribner · leaf 188
ement seems admirably adapted for the reception of fresco decoration. But some “person in authority” — it is uncertain who — decided otherwise, and a coffered plaster ceiling was put up, which, on de FOrme’s accession to power, was already in a dangerous condition, owing, it may be conjectured, to… … 138. St Germain-en-Laye : Chateau Neuf, fresco from the designs by Ph. de l’Orme. Plan. of Prirnaticcio, princi¬ From Du Cerceau. pally by Niccolo dell’ Abate. These paintings were villainously restored under Louis Philippe. Fine as are the proportions and detail of this hall, there is a certain…
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