Panthéon (Sainte-Geneviève), Paris, France, exterior view, facade.
Title |
Panthéon (Sainte-Geneviève), Paris, France, exterior view, facade. |
Creator |
Soufflot, Jacques Germain (French architect, 1713-1780) |
Date |
1755-1792 |
Cultural Context |
European Western European French Parisian |
Style/Period |
Neoclassical Gothic (Medieval) Corinthian (architectural style) |
Subject |
Buildings Churches Facades Porticoes (Porches) Porches Pediments Architectural sculpture Festoons Entablatures Columns Colonnades Corinthian order Domes Lanterns (Architecture) Crosses Flags |
Description |
"Although the whole effect, inside and out, is Roman, the structural principles employed are essentially Gothic." (Excerpt, Kleiner, p.853) |
Location Depicted |
Paris (France) France |
Work Type |
Architecture Churches |
Source |
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.28-19, p.853) |
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: J.E. Bulloz, Paris. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 420-03.jpg |
Rating |
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