Fontainebleau: The Changing Image of Kingship

Synopsis: Francis I employed Gilles le Breton to convert his favourite hunting lodge at Fontainebleau to a Royal palace, inviting to France such Italian artists as Rosso Fiorentino and Francesco Primaticcio to decorate it. The influence of their Italian mannerist style became a watershed in the cultural development of Northern Europe. Analyses the complex decorative imagery and relates the evolution of palace architecture to the changes in court life under successive monarchs.
Series: Culture and Belief in Europe 1450-1600, Course A205
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1990
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Architecture
Keywords: architectural design; Fontainebleau; France; history of the 16th century; royal palaces

Producer

Charles Cooper

Cast

Tim Benton

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