France during the reign of François I

8 important questions on France during the reign of François I

How did François I hope to strenghten France's influence?

By inviting influential painters from Italy.

Who were the painters who François I invited?

  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  2. Andrea del Sarto
  3. Primaticcio
  4. Rosso Fiorentino

What was special about the Chambord and on what was it based?

It was the first French building to contain appartments, which was an Italian influence based on Villa Poggio a Caiano (by Giuliano da Sangallo).
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On which building was the Château of Fontainebleau partially based?

Castel Nuovo

How were the French introduced to Italian art?

Because Sebastiano Serlio had created a book full of examples of Italian architectural art that could be directly implemented.

What architectural idea did the Italians take from the French?

Galeries.

Who was the Emperor of Prague during the 1580s?

Rudolf II

Who were the artists who worked for Rudolf II?

  1. Adriaen de Vries
  2. Bartolomeus Spranger
  3. Cornelis van Haarlem

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