Interior de la Iglesia de St. Sulpice (París).
Etiqueta: Christophe Gamard
Cúpula de la Capilla de la Virgen, Iglesia de St Sulpice
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Anteriores posts sobre San Sulpicio:
Iglesia de San Sulpicio (1).
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The Chapel of the Virgin is located in the longitudinal axis of the church, at the east end of the building; It is accessed through the ambulatory that runs through the choir. The architect Christophe Gamard is at the origin of its elliptical plan. Louis Le Vau (1612-1670) built the walls. Servandoni contributed part of the decoration in 1729. Charles de Wailly, in charge of the decoration of the Chapel of the Virgin, made the trompe-l’oeil niche on Garancière Street in 1774.
This chapel in the purest baroque style includes an altar dedicated to the Virgin, composed of a rococo dome painted by Lemoyne in 1732 that represents the Virgin Mary rising towards heaven on a cloud that supports her, surrounded by angels, doctors and saints, of Saint Peter on his right, of Saint Sulpicio on his left; on one side, the Fathers of the Church and the master builders who publish their praises, on the other, the virgins that she protects, to whom an angel distributes palms, and in the lower part, M. Olier takes the parishioners to the feet of the Virgin to put them under her protection. The wall paintings on each side were done by Charles van Loo.