Coupe sur la largeur du fond du Sanctuaire de la nouvelle Chapelle du Roi à Versailles

Translated Print Title: 
[Cross Section of the Back of the Sanctuary of the New Royal Chapel at Versailles]
Series/Book Title: 
Description de la chapelle du château de Versailles, et des ouvrages de sculpture et de peinture ....
Publisher: 
Paris: F. Delaulne
Date(s): 
1711

The new royal chapel was the final and crowning addition to the palace during the reign of Louis XIV. Work began in 1689 but was delayed and hampered by wars and not completed until 1710. The lead architect, Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646–1708), was succeeded by his brother-in-law Robert de Cotte (1656–1735), under whose supervision more than 100 sculptors and painters decorated the interior and exterior. The slender, two-tiered design was inspired by the medieval Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, while the classical colonnade inside evokes the celebrated eastern façade of the Louvre.

Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology.