Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations

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The Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations are an elaborate ensemble of Renaissance ornamental painting and sculpture at the Château de Fontainebleau, exemplifying the refined style and iconography of the Fontainebleau School.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance ornamental program ⓘ
interior decoration ensemble ⓘ
work of the Fontainebleau School ⓘ
architecturalStyle French Renaissance ⓘ
artForm mural painting ⓘ
ornamental relief ⓘ
stucco sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important model for later French court decoration ⓘ
key example of Fontainebleau School ornamental style ⓘ
artMovement Fontainebleau School ⓘ
characterizedBy complex iconographic programs ⓘ
elongated human figures ⓘ
rich ornamental framing ⓘ
commissionedBy Francis I of France ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
culturalContext French royal court ⓘ
depicts classical deities ⓘ
putti and decorative motifs ⓘ
function decoration for court festivities ⓘ
representation of royal magnificence ⓘ
heritageSite UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palace and Park of Fontainebleau" ⓘ
iconographicTheme allegorical figures ⓘ
emblems of royal power ⓘ
festive and courtly scenes ⓘ
mythological scenes ⓘ
influencedBy Italian Renaissance art ⓘ
Mannerism ⓘ
locatedIn Château de Fontainebleau ⓘ
Salle de Bal ⓘ
materialUsed fresco painting ⓘ
gilding ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
wood paneling ⓘ
partOf interiors of Château de Fontainebleau ⓘ
period 16th century ⓘ
preservationStatus restored ⓘ
relatedTo Gallery of Francis I decorations ⓘ
styleDescriptor refined ornamental painting and sculpture ensemble ⓘ
usedFor court ceremonies ⓘ
royal balls ⓘ

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Fontainebleau School decorations → significantWork → Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations ⓘ
School of Fontainebleau → notableWork → Ballroom decorations at Fontainebleau ⓘ
linked to: Ballroom (Salle de Bal) decorations