Image of Louvre, east facade (study for the First Project), 1664 (pen by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680)

Louvre, east facade (study for the First Project), 1664 (pen & brown ink on laid...

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Image title: Louvre, east facade (study for the First Project), 1664 (pen & brown ink on laid paper)
Artist: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) / Italian
Location: The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper
Date: 1664 AD (C17th AD)
Dimensions: 16.3x27.8 cms

Image description: In 1664 the celebrated Roman sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini took part in a competition to design the east façade of the palace of the Louvre in Paris, which King Louis XIV wished to complete. This freehand drawing shows Bernini’s initial proposal for the façade, featuring a central oval pavilion. The arches and monumental columns derive from classical precedents, however Bernini’s unusually animated design was rejected in favour of Claude Perrault’s more conventional plan for a linear row of columns on a raised pavilion.
Photo credit: Photo © The Courtauld / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 17th century / France / Europe / drawing / building / louvre / palace / Louvre Palace / schema / plan / architecture / facades / facade / baroque / paris / parisian / French / landmark / steps / curved / 17th century / c17

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