# Interior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [HARDOUIN-MANSART, Jules]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The palace chapel, which occupies the north wing, is one of the most impressive examples of French late Baroque architecture. Begun by Hardouin-Mansart in 1699 and completed after the death of the architect by his brother-in-law, Robert de Cotte \(1656-1735\), the galleried church with polygonal ambulatory combines classical, medieval, and baroque features and is modeled on the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The rich decoration, the openness to the light and the contrast between the light, stone and the blue background of the <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/c/coypel/antoine/vault1.html'\)" href="/html/c/coypel/antoine/vault1.html">frescoes by Antoine Coypel</a> anticipate the aesthetic style of the next few decades. The picture shows the interior of the palace chapel. ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Château de Marly-le-Roi]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [General view]() - [General view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()