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Church of the Val-de-Grâce Salomónicas supporting the baldachin in the Church of Val-de-Grâce, Paris; designed by François Mansart, 1645, and completed by Gabriel Leduc, 1665
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Church of Val-de-Grâce

church, Paris, France

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Mansart

  • Mansart, François: Château of Maisons
    In François Mansart: Last years.

    …convent and church of the Val-de-Grâce in Paris, which the sovereign had vowed to build if she bore a son. When the costs of laying the foundation exceeded the funds provided, Mansart was replaced by Jacques Lemercier, who more or less followed the original plans.

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Mignard

  • In Pierre Mignard

    …of the cupola of the Church of Val-de-Grâce (1664), Mignard was excluded from any great share in work for public projects, such assignments being under the control of the new academy. Mignard accordingly was chiefly active in portraiture; many of the beauties and celebrities of his day sat for him,…

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