Fate, glory, and love in early modern gallery decoration : visualizing supreme power /
Lagerlöf, Margaretha Rossholm,1943-
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- La Galerie de François 1er at Fontainebleau (1530-1539) - the balance of fortune -- Galleria Farnese in Rome (1597-1600) - knowing the human passions -- La Galerie des glaces at Versailles (1678-1684) - omnipotence in reflection-- Karl XI's galleri in Stockholm (1694-1702) - Nordic light -- Final discussion - meaning and figures of thought in the four cases.
Galleries (Architecture)
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Visual communication in art