17th Century Art and Architecture Review

Flashcards covering the developments in 17th-century Roman and French architectural history, including key designers such as Bernini, Maderno, and Hardouin-Mansart.

What was the most important aristocratic residence built in Rome during the first half of the 17th century, designed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII?

Palazzo Barberini

Who was the project of Palazzo Barberini entrusted to in 1626, and who completed it after his death?

Carlo Maderno and Bernini

Who assisted Bernini from 1630-32 to complete the Palazzo Barberini after the death of Carlo Maderno?

Borromini

What architectural plan was used for Palazzo Barberini, drawing inspiration from the traditional layout of country villas?

H-plan

Which building was designed by Bernini for the Pamphili family (1650-55) with a long five-section facade and a projecting central portion?

Palazzo di Montecitorio

Who removed the telamonic figures that originally supported the entablature of the portal at Palazzo di Montecitorio?

Carlo Fontana

Which artist used a High Baroque motif from 1656 to 1723 that was widely used in Austria and Central Europe?

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Which artist is known as a transitional figure who bridged the styles of Mannerism and Baroque in Rome?

Carlo Maderno

Carlo Maderno was the nephew and pupil of which artist?

Domenico Fontana

Which building's facade did Carlo Maderno design between 1595 and 1603?

Santa Susanna

Which Pope appointed Carlo Maderno as the architect of St. Peter's to design its facade and nave?

Paul V

St. Peter's was built using a basilical plan, which was contrary to whose original intentions?

Michelangelo

Which facade in the Piazza Santi Apostoli was designed by Bernini?

Palazzo Chigi

The design of Palazzo Chigi, featuring a central projecting section framed by lateral wings, is echoed in which palace in Vienna?

Liechtenstein Palace

Which artist (1650-1718) began working in 1692 on projects including the city palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1696) and the Schonborn-Batthyany Palace?

Domenico Martinelli

To which city was Bernini summoned in 1665 to submit designs for the enlargement of the Louvre?

Paris

The design of Bernini's two grand salons was derived in spirit from whose work, although it was not approved?

Borromini

Which palace is considered the key expression of 17th-century absolutism and epitomizes the taste of Louis XIV's reign?

Versailles

Which king originally constructed the Palace of Versailles in 1624?

Louis XIII

Who was responsible for the Palace of Versailles and designed the central section of the new palace?

Louis Le Vau

When the court moved to Versailles in 1677, who was commissioned to enlarge the palace, adding the entrance courtyard and the north and south wings?

Jules Hardouin-Mansart

Who was in charge of the king's parks and gardens after 1622?

Andre Le Notre

What landscape invention drew on Italian symmetry for its network of axial pathways?

French garden

Grander houses in this period would often feature a salon and sometimes what other characteristic room?

Gallery

What style was adopted as the canonical French artistic style by a commission formed by Le Brun, Le Vau, and Perrault?

Classicism

What architectural feature was added to the eastern facade of the palace in homage to classical antiquity?

Colonnade

How was the French hotel particulier connected to the street, distinguished from the Italian palazzo?

Half-open courtyard

What shape did hotels generally take around their courtyards?

U-shape

In which Paris district is Jean Androuet Du Cerceau's Hotel de Sully (1624-29) located?

Marais

Who built the courtyard of the Hotel Lambert on the Ile Saint-Louis for Nicholas Lambert?

Louis Le Vau

Who was commissioned by Louis XIV to build a new chapel for the Hotel des Invalides military hospital?

Jules Hardouin-Mansart

The Church of the Invalides was constructed on the main axis of which facility?

Les Invalides

The dome of the Church of the Invalides was inspired by whose cupola of St. Peter's in Rome?

Michelangelo

What material covers the outer shell of the dome at Les Invalides and is topped by a lantern?

Lead

The construction of Les Invalides coincided with which specific historical period of Louis XIV's reign?

Military campaigns

Which hall in the Palace of Versailles was intended to rival the Louvre gallery in both size and magnificence?

Hall of Mirrors