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Royal Power takes Flight: A Reconsideration of the Staircase in the Early Modern Palace
By Atlanta Neudorf | @ARaeNeudorf In a letter written in 1663, Jean-Baptiste Colbert wrote to King Louis XIV of France that ‘in lieu of dazzling actions in war, nothing indicates better the greatness and spirit of princes than buildings’.[1] This sentiment illustrates the importance of palace architecture to the image and character of the prince in…
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Royal Palace or Hellish Temple? Using Architectural Style as a Source
By Atlanta R. Neudorf // arn26@cam.ac.uk When one pictures the historian undertaking their archival research, it is common to conjure up an image of the scholar poring over sources of the written word: newspapers, letters, pamphlets, or book manuscripts. Few would imagine this dusty figure staring at a building.
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19. A Statue of Queen Anne
By Emily Rhodes (@elrhodes96) Presiding over the library in Blenheim Palace, the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough, is a marble statue of Queen Anne, carved by Flemish sculptor John Michael Rysbrack. The inscription dedicates the statue to the monarch, thanking her for the gift of land and funds which enabled the building of the…
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