THE STYLE OF FRANCIS I. 



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PALACE OF FONTAINEBLEAU. 



63. COUR DU CHEVAL BLANC : 64. PAVILLON DE LA PORTE DOREE 



NORTH WING. OR DE MAINTENON. 



principal decoration of these buildings is constituted by a system of 

 rather clumsy stone pilasters, with rudely carved capitals and of equally 

 rude dormers, while the walling is either ashlar or plaster-faced rubble. 

 The archway and loggias in the remodelled gatehouse were decorated 

 with frescoes and gilding, whence its name " Pavilion de la Porte Doree " 

 (Figs. 61, D, 62, and 64). 



Cour Ovak (Later Works). A colonnade supporting a terrace 

 was then carried round the western half of the court (Fig. 65), and 

 a two-storeyed loggia (Peristyle) (Fig. 61, E) added (c. 1540). In 

 the next five years the old chapel of St Saturnin (Fig. 61, F) was 

 remodelled with the addition of a lantern and pair of turrets (now 

 disguised by the alterations under Henry IV.), and a rectangular block 

 to contain a ball-room added between the chapel and the gatehouse. 

 This later group of works shows a certain advance in knowledge of 

 Renaissance detail. The ball-room elevation (Figs. 62 and 65) with its 

 arcade treatment is broader in effect than those opposite, and the chapel 

 has considerable refinement and charm. Whether these improvements 

 in style are due to Le Breton's maturing experience or to the influence 

 of some architect remains doubtful. 



Cour Du Cheval Blanc. This is not the place to speak of the 

 work of the new Italian colony established by Francis at Fontainebleau, 

 since it is inspired by the advanced or Roman Renaissance and will be 

 discussed in the next chapter. But, simultaneously with Le Breton's 



