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Literary
December 12, 1789
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A historical description of the Tuileries Palace in Paris, covering its origins in 1554 under Catherine de Medicis, completion by Henry IV in 1600, enhancements by Louis XIV, architectural features, interior decorations by renowned artists, the grand theater, and recent renovations by the Queen.
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The following short account of the Palace of the THUILLERIES, may amuse some of our readers.
THIS palace is so called, because built in a place where tiles were formerly made.
It was begun in 1554, by order of Catherine de Medicis.—Henry IV finished it in 1600.—
Lewis XIV carried it to perfection, and gave it all the beauty that is remarked in all its elegant apartments.
It is composed of five pavilions, and four bodies of lodging rooms, in which the architecture is admired, tho differently executed.—The sculpture is by the principal masters.—The whole is built upon a right line about 170 fathoms long.
The large pavilion in the centre is adorned with columns of marble.
In the inside of the palace many things are to be observed. In the King's great apartment the most celebrated painters of the 16th century emulated each other, under the conduct of Le Brun.
The ceilings are adorned with representations of armies, battles, and a great variety of allegorical figures, in painting, stucco, and sculpture.
The ceiling of the gallery of the ambassadors is much admired; it is copied after the Farnesian Gallery at Rome—painted by ANNIBAL CARRACCI.
The Theatre is one of the most striking objects that one finds in the palace of the Thuilleries:
The grandeur, the disposition, and the riches of it are all of surprising beauty: It will hold eight thousand persons, and all be commodiously seated.
The ceiling was painted by Coypel, after the Cartoons of Le Brun.
This palace has been neglected till within a few years, when the present Queen had some of the apartments fitted up in elegant taste, for her own particular accommodation.
Some account of the gardens of the Thuilleries in our next.
THIS palace is so called, because built in a place where tiles were formerly made.
It was begun in 1554, by order of Catherine de Medicis.—Henry IV finished it in 1600.—
Lewis XIV carried it to perfection, and gave it all the beauty that is remarked in all its elegant apartments.
It is composed of five pavilions, and four bodies of lodging rooms, in which the architecture is admired, tho differently executed.—The sculpture is by the principal masters.—The whole is built upon a right line about 170 fathoms long.
The large pavilion in the centre is adorned with columns of marble.
In the inside of the palace many things are to be observed. In the King's great apartment the most celebrated painters of the 16th century emulated each other, under the conduct of Le Brun.
The ceilings are adorned with representations of armies, battles, and a great variety of allegorical figures, in painting, stucco, and sculpture.
The ceiling of the gallery of the ambassadors is much admired; it is copied after the Farnesian Gallery at Rome—painted by ANNIBAL CARRACCI.
The Theatre is one of the most striking objects that one finds in the palace of the Thuilleries:
The grandeur, the disposition, and the riches of it are all of surprising beauty: It will hold eight thousand persons, and all be commodiously seated.
The ceiling was painted by Coypel, after the Cartoons of Le Brun.
This palace has been neglected till within a few years, when the present Queen had some of the apartments fitted up in elegant taste, for her own particular accommodation.
Some account of the gardens of the Thuilleries in our next.
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Essay
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Political
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Tuileries Palace
Catherine De Medicis
Henry Iv
Louis Xiv
Le Brun
Annibal Carracci
Royal Architecture
Paris Palace
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Description Of The Palace Of The Thuilleries
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This Palace Is So Called, Because Built In A Place Where Tiles Were Formerly Made.
It Was Begun In 1554, By Order Of Catherine De Medicis.—Henry Iv Finished It In 1600.—
Lewis Xiv Carried It To Perfection, And Gave It All The Beauty That Is Remarked In All Its Elegant Apartments.
The Theatre Is One Of The Most Striking Objects That One Finds In The Palace Of The Thuilleries:
This Palace Has Been Neglected Till Within A Few Years, When The Present Queen Had Some Of The Apartments Fitted Up In Elegant Taste, For Her Own Particular Accommodation.