Grand Siècle in the context of "Charles Le Brun"

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⭐ Core Definition: Grand Siècle

Grand Siècle (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ sjɛkl]) or Great Century refers to the period of French history during the 17th century, under the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV.

The period was notable for its development of art, music and literature, along with the construction of the Palace of Versailles, the effects of the French Wars of Religion, and the impacts of the Thirty Years' War, which made France the dominant power in Europe instead of Spain. Significant figures during this period include gardener André Le Nôtre, architects François Mansart, Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart, painters Nicolas Poussin, Simon Vouet, Claude Lorrain, Georges de La Tour, Philippe de Champaigne, Charles Le Brun, sculptors Pierre Puget, François Girardon and Antoine Coysevox, playwrights Pierre Corneille, Molière and Jean Racine, the poets François de Malherbe, Jean de La Fontaine and Nicolas Boileau, writers Madame de La Fayette, Charles Perrault, composers Henri Dumont, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Michel Richard Delalande, André Campra, Henri Desmarest, Marin Marais and François Couperin, philosophers René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Antoine Arnauld, Nicolas Malebranche, Pierre Gassendi, La Rochefoucauld, La Bruyere, and Pierre Bayle.

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Grand Siècle in the context of 17th century

The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).

It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis.

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Grand Siècle in the context of Jean Chapelain

Jean Chapelain (4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674) was a French poet and critic during the Grand Siècle, best known for his role as an organizer and founding member of the Académie française. Chapelain acquired considerable prestige as a literary critic, but his own major work, an epic poem about Joan of Arc called "La Pucelle," (1656) was lampooned by his contemporary Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux.

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Palace of Versailles → French art → French culture → French history → Louis XIII → Louis XIV → Art → Music → Literature → French Wars of Religion → Thirty Years' War → André Le Nôtre → François Mansart → Louis Le Vau → Nicolas Poussin → Simon Vouet → Claude Lorrain → Georges de La Tour → Philippe de Champaigne → Charles Le Brun → Pierre Puget → François Girardon → Antoine Coysevox → Pierre Corneille → Molière → Jean Racine → François de Malherbe → Jean de La Fontaine → Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux → Madame de La Fayette → Charles Perrault → Henri Dumont → Jean-Baptiste Lully → Marc-Antoine Charpentier → Michel Richard Delalande → André Campra → Henri Desmarest → Marin Marais → François Couperin → René Descartes → Blaise Pascal → Antoine Arnauld → Nicolas Malebranche → Pierre Gassendi → François de La Rochefoucauld (writer) → Jean de La Bruyère → Pierre Bayle →