Lecture I of the 2012 Classical Lecture Series
Eric T. Haskell
During four decades, André Le Nôtre defined and refined the symbolic scenarios that were central to the success of the Louis XIV’s gardens at Versailles. Le Nôtre fashioned an evolving barometer of style that reflected the Sun King’s absolutist agenda and provided a physiognomy of royal landscape propaganda. The Cartesian logic and axial perfection of French formalism was a radical experiment that produced avant-garde landscapes emulated by European monarchs for decades after the demise of the Louis XIV. Our discussion of Le Nôtre’s work includes an examination of his influence on European and American garden design which will allow us to understand the essential configurations of the French formal style in landscape aesthetics.
Eric T. Haskell is Professor of French Studies & Interdisciplinary Humanities and Director, Clark Humanities Museum at Scripps College
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This lecture is generously sponsored by Richard Holz, Inc.
The Lecture Series will also feature:
The Vintage House: Getting the Addition You Want, March 7, 2012
Mark Alan Hewitt, FAIA
Reginald Johnson American Architect, May 17, 2012
Gabriel Zamora & Anthony Grumbine
Gardens for a Beautiful America, September 19, 2012
Sam Watters
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