the Louvre
[1700 CE]
the Louvre was originally built as a small fort in the 12th century and was later built up then torn down in 1546 by Francis I. it was later constructed again and Jean-Babtiste Colbert hoped that Louis XIV would make it the seat of the royal household as the court. because of this, Louis Le Vau and Claude Perrault started making the Louvre a more urban palace. "in 1664, a competition was held for the east facade of the Louvre, and submissions were made by Claude Perrault and even by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who was invited to Paris to study the site." (Ching, 563) the first floor of the Louvre is minimally ornamented and works as a podium of the main floor that has columns running along the exterior which works as a loggia. there is a center pedimented section and two unpedimented "pavillions" with pilasters at either end of the east facade. the building also uses technology that was significant for the time period it was built. "the columns carry straight entablatures that are actually a series of disguised arches held together in part by tie rods." (Ching, 563) it was completed in 1670 and has been imitated many times.
the Louvre compared to the Villa Barbaro
- both have a liner loggia running along the facade
- both the Louvre and the Villa Barbaro have a center pedimented section
- each of the ends are distinctly different from the rest of the facade
- the Louvre is much bigger in scale
- the Villa Barbaro focuses more on controlling the landscape
information and images:
-Ching
-I chose this images because it shows a good front view of the Villa Barbaro and how it compares to the Louvre
http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/palma/2010/09/villa_barbaro.html
