Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 312
Fig. 171.—Ceiling Cove, Versailles. RENAISSANCE IN FRANCE, II cent Galerie dApollon in the Louvre. The chimney-piece and chimney-breast were flattened closer to thewall. The painting of arabesques in a manner derivedfrom the Italian but more solid and massive in effectwas frequently resorted to.… … Fig. 172.—Door-Pakel, Church of St. Louis-en-lIle, Paris. All this interior decoration was carried out with atruly French delicacy and freedom of invention. Whilethe rinceau, the acanthus leaf and the rosette formedthe basis of this detail, these forms were handled withplayful disregard of classic…
Decoration and ornament
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