Date of Completion
2018
Document Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Art History, French
Thesis Type
College of Arts and Science Honors, Honors College
First Advisor
Kelley Di Dio
Second Advisor
Charles-Louis Morand Métivier
Keywords
French Renaissance, Francis I, Château de Fontainebleau, Charles V, Renaissance Self-Fashioning
Abstract
This thesis investigates the connection between King Francis I’s
patronage of Italian antique sculpture and his assembly of artists for his
renovations at the Chateau de Fontainebleau with the development and overall
success of the French Renaissance. The research seeks to define Francis I’s central
techniques of self-fashioning through patronage of Italian art and employment of
Italian artists, as well as his relative success in ‘conquering’ Italy in his feud
against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V through a cultural adoption and
popularization of Italian Renaissance style. The project focuses on the lasting
effects of the housing and display of these antique-style works at the lavishly
decorated Chateau de Fontainebleau, and in his personal gallery, the Galerie
François Premier.
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Recommended Citation
Hendrickson, Alaina Irene, "Art as Power: Francis I's Incorporation of the Italian at Château de Fontainebleau" (2018). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 243.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/243