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{{Short description|Chapels in the palace of Versailles, France}}
[[Image:Versailles Chapel - July 2006 edit.jpg|thumb|250px|<div style="text-align: center;">Versailles' chapel is one of the palace's grandest interiors. This is the view as seen from the ''tribune royale'', where the king and members of the royal family heard daily Mass.</div>]]The present chapel of the [[Palace of Versailles]] is the fifth in the history of the palace. These [[chapel]]s evolved with the expansion of the ''[[château]]'' and formed the focal point of the daily life of the court during the [[Ancien Régime]] (Bluche, 1986, 1991; Petitfils, 1995; Solnon, 1987).
== History of the chapels ==
[[File:Plans du rez-de-chaussée et du premier étage du palais de Versailles, Éditeur Gavard, premier étage - Gallica 2011 (detail, color-coded).jpg|right|thumb|Plan of the main floor ({{Circa|1837}}, with north to the right), showing the '''Royal Chapel''' in yellow, the [[Hall of Mirrors]] in red, the [[Galerie des Batailles|Hall of Battles]] in green, and the [[Royal Opera of Versailles|Royal Opera]] in blue.]]
=== First chapel ===
The ''château''<nowiki/>'s first chapel dated from the time of [[Louis XIII]], and was located in a detached pavilion at the northeast of the ''château''. Today, the ''pièce de la vaisselle d'or'' in the ''[[Petit appartement du roi]]'' occupies the approximate site of this first chapel.
It followed the two-story palatine model, which was traditional in France; successive chapels at [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]] also followed this model. This chapel was demolished in 1665 during construction of the ''Grotte de Thétys'' (Batifol, 1909, 1913; Kimball, 1944; Le Guillou, 1983, 1989; Marie, 1968; Verlet, 1985).
=== Second chapel ===
The second chapel was constructed as part of [[Louis XIV|Louis XIV's]] second building campaign (1669–1672), when [[Louis Le Vau]] constructed the ''Château Neuf''. When the new part of the ''château'' was completed, the chapel was situated in the ''[[Grand appartement de la reine]]'' and formed the symmetrical pendant with the ''[[Salon de Diane]]'' in the ''[[Grand appartement du roi]]''. This chapel was used by the royal family and court until 1678, when time a new chapel was built, and the structure converted into the ''Salle des Gardes de la Reine'' (Félibien, 1674; Kimball, 1944; Le Guillou, 1983, 1989; Marie, 1972, 1976; Scudéry, 1669; Verlet, 1985).
=== Third chapel ===
[[File:Louis XIV of France (1693).jpg|thumb|upright|Louis XIV in prayer in the chapel of 1682 (miniature in the ''Heures de Louis le Grand'', 1693, [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]], ms. 9477, ''folio a verso'')<ref>Edmunds 2002, color plate 10, before p. 65.</ref>]]
Located next to the new ''Salle des Gardes de la Reine'', this chapel served Versailles for a short period. Soon after its construction, [[Louis XIV]] found it inconvenient and impractical for his needs as well as those of his court, which he had officially installed at Versailles in 1682. That same year, this room was converted into the ''Grande Salles des Gardes de la Reine'' (and now exists as ''la Salle du Sacre'') and a new chapel was built (Combes, 1681; Kimball, 1944; Le Guillou, 1983, 1989; Marie, 1972, 1976; Verlet, 1985).
=== Fourth chapel ===
With the construction of the ''Aile du Nord'', the north wing of the ''château'', a new chapel was built. This project necessitated the destruction of the ''Grotte de Thétys'';<ref>[[:fr:Grotte de Téthys|Grotto of Thetys in French Wikipedia]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=October 2023}} it was on this site that the new chapel was built in 1682. When the fourth chapel was constructed, the ''Salon de l'Abondance'', which had served as the entry to the ''Cabinet des Médailles'' in the ''Petit appartement du roi'', was transformed into the ''Vestibule de la Chapelle'' — so named as it was from this upper level of the chapel that the king and select members of the royal family heard daily [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]. This chapel remained in use until 1710, and was witness to many of the important events of the court and royal family during the reign of Louis XIV. Today, the ''[[Salon d'Hercule]]'' and the lower vestibule occupy the space of this site (Félibien, 1703; Kimball, 1944; Le Guillou, 1983, 1989; Marie, 1972, 1976; Piganiole de la Force, 1701; Verlet, 1985).
=== {{Anchor|Chapel of Versailles}}Fifth chapel ===
[[File:Vue aérienne du domaine de Versailles le 20 août 2014 par ToucanWings - Creative Commons By Sa 3.0 - 35.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Louis XIV's Baroque chapel at Versailles]]
As the focal point of Louis XIV's fourth (and last) building campaign (1699–1710), the fifth and final chapel of the ''château'' of Versailles is an unreserved masterpiece. Begun in 1689, construction was halted due to the [[War of the League of Augsburg]]; [[Jules Hardouin-Mansart]] resumed construction in 1699. Hardouin-Mansart continued working on the project until his death in 1708, at which time his brother-in-law, [[Robert de Cotte]], finished the project (Blondel, 1752–1756; Marie, 1972, 1976; Nolhac, 1912–1913; Verlet, 1985; Walton, 1993). It was to become the largest of the royal chapels at Versailles, and the height of its vaulting alone was allowed to disturb the rather severe horizontality everywhere else apparent in the palace's [[roofline]], leading to the design being disparaged by some contemporaries; the [[Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon|duc de Saint-Simon]] characterized it as an "enormous [[catafalque]]".<ref>''Cette belle chapelle de Versailles, si mal proportionnée, qui semble un enfeu par le haut et vouloir écraser le château'' (Saint-Simon p. 244)</ref> Nevertheless, the magnificent interior has been widely admired to the present day and served as inspiration for [[Luigi Vanvitelli]] when he designed the chapel for the [[Caserta Palace|Palace of Caserta]] (Defilippis, 1968).
Dedicated to [[Louis IX of France|Saint Louis]], patron saint of the [[House of Bourbon|Bourbons]], the chapel was consecrated in 1710. The palatine model is of course traditional; however, the [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] colonnade of the tribune level is of a classic style that anticipates the [[Neoclassicism|neo-classicism]] that evolved during the 18th century, although its use here bespeaks a remarkable virtuosity. The tribune level is accessed by a vestibule, known as the ''Salon de la Chapelle'', that was built at the same time as the chapel. The ''Salon de la Chapelle'' is decorated with white stone and the [[Relief|bas-relief]] sculpture, ''Louis XIV Crossing the Rhine'' by [[Nicolas Coustou|Nicolas]] and [[Guillaume Coustou the Elder|Guillaume Coustou]] forms the focal point of the rooms décor<ref>This bas relief was originally intended to decorate the ''[[Salon de la Guerre]]''.</ref> (Nolhac, 1912–1913; Verlet, 1985; Walton, 1993).
[[Image:VersaillesChapelInterior.jpg|thumb|right|Altar of the chapel of Versailles]]
The floor of the chapel itself is inlaid with polychromatic marble, and at the steps at the foot of the [[Altar (Catholic Church)|altar]] is the crowned monogram of an interlaced double "L", alluding to [[Louis IX of France|Saint Louis]] and Louis XIV (Nolhac, 1912–1913; Verlet, 1985; Walton, 1993). The sculptural and painted decoration shows both [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]] themes (Lighthart, 1997; Nolhac, 1912–1913; Sabatier, 1999; Verlet, 1985; Walton, 1993). The ceiling of the [[nave]] represents ''God the Father in His Glory Bringing to the World the Promise of Redemption'' and was painted by [[Antoine Coypel]]; the [[exedra]] of the [[apse]] is decorated with [[Charles de la Fosse|Charles de la Fosse's]] ''The Resurrection of Christ''; and, above the royal tribune is [[Jean Jouvenet|Jean Jouvenet's]] ''The Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Virgin and the Apostles'' (Nolhac, 1912–1913; Walton, 1993).
[[Image:Wedding of Louis & Antoinette.jpg|thumb|left|Engraving of the wedding ceremony of [[Marie Antoinette]] and the future [[Louis XVI]], who were married in the chapel on May 16, 1770.]]
During the 18th century, the chapel witnessed many court events. ''[[Te Deum]]s'' were sung to celebrate military victories and the births of children (''[[Fils de France]]'' and ''[[Fils de France|fille de France]]'') to the king and queen; marriages were also celebrated in this chapel, such as the wedding of Louis XV's son the [[Dauphin of France|dauphin]] [[Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765)|Louis]] with the [[Infante|Infanta]] [[Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain|Marie-Thérèse d'Espagne]] of Spain on 23 February 1745 and the wedding on 16 May 1770 of the dauphin – later [[Louis XVI of France]] – with [[Marie-Antoinette]]. However, of all the ceremonies held in the chapel, those associated the [[Order of the Holy Spirit]] were among the most elaborate.<ref>1 January was the feast day of the order and promotions into the order were held on this day in the chapel of Versailles</ref> (Blondel, 1752–1756; Bluche, 2000; Boughton, 1986; Campan, 1823; Croÿ-Solre, 1906–1921; Hézuques, 1873; Luynes, 1860–1865; Nolhac, 1912–1913).
The chapel was [[Deconsecration|de-consecrated]] in the 19th century and has since served as a venue for state and private events. Musical concerts are often held in this present chapel of Versailles.<ref>[http://www.chateauversailles.fr/fr/ Source: Official site of the Château de Versailles] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723131539/http://www.chateauversailles.fr/fr/ |date=2008-07-23 }}</ref>
==== Organ ====
[[File:Puhane Versailles Schlosskapelle.jpg|thumb|upright|The organ of the royal chapel of Versailles]]
The organ of the fifth chapel of Versailles was built by [[Robert Clicquot]] and [[Julien Tribuot]] in 1709–1710.<ref>M. Tchebourkina. ''L'Orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles, Trois siècles d'histoire''. — Paris : Natives, 2010. — P. 104.</ref> His first official presentation took place on [[Pentecost]], Juin 8, 1710; the organist was [[Jean-Baptiste Buterne]].<ref>M. Tchebourkina. ''Tricentenaire de l'orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles (1710–2010) : De la première mise en service de l'orgue'' // L'Orgue. — Lyon, 2009. 2009–III–IV № 287–288. — P. 258–260.</ref><ref>M. Tchebourkina. ''L'Orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles, Trois siècles d'histoire''. — Paris : Natives, 2010. — P. 175–178.</ref><ref>Чебуркина М. Н. Французское органное искусство Барокко: Музыка, Органостроение, Исполнительство (French Baroque Organ Art: Musique, Organ building, Performance). — Paris : Natives, 2013. — P. 491–492.</ref>
==== Marriages ====
* July 24, 1685: [[Louis, Prince of Condé (1668–1710)|Louis, Duke of Bourbon]] and [[Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon|Louise Françoise de Bourbon]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Pierre du Cambout de Coislin|Bishop of Orléans]]''
* February 18, 1692: [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans|Philippe, Duke of Chartres]] and [[Françoise Marie de Bourbon]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Cardinal de Bouillon]]''
* May 19, 1692: [[Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine]] and [[Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Cardinal de Bouillon]]''
* January 19, 1732: [[Louis François, Prince of Conti]] and [[Louise Diane d'Orléans]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan|Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg]]''
* December 17, 1743: [[Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans|Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres]] and [[Louise Henriette de Bourbon]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc|Archbishop of Paris]]''
* December 29, 1744: [[Louis Jean Marie, Duke of Penthièvre]] and [[Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc|Archbishop of Paris]]''
* February 23, 1745: [[Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV)|Louis, Dauphin of France]] and [[Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan|Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg]]''
* May 3, 1753: [[Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé]] and [[Charlotte de Rohan]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Christophe de Beaumont|Archbishop of Paris]]''
* April 5, 1769: [[Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans|Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres]] and [[Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Christophe de Beaumont|Archbishop of Paris]]''
* April 24, 1770: [[Louis Henri, Prince of Condé|Louis Henri, Duke of Enghien]] and [[Bathilde d'Orléans]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Christophe de Beaumont|Archbishop of Paris]]''
* May 16, 1770: [[Louis XVI|Louis Auguste, Dauphin of France]] and [[Marie Antoinette of Austria]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Charles Antoine de La Roche-Aymon|Archbishop of Reims]]''
* May 14, 1771: [[Louis Stanislas Xavier de France]] and [[Marie Joséphine of Savoy]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Christophe de Beaumont|Archbishop of Paris]]''
* November 16, 1773: [[Charles X of France|Charles Philippe of France]] and [[Maria Theresa of Savoy]]<br>''Celebrated by the [[Christophe de Beaumont|Archbishop of Paris]]''
===== Discography =====
# ''the Du Roy-Soleil à la Révolution, l'orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles / From the Sun King to the Revolution, the organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles''. [[Marina Tchebourkina]] at the Great Organ of the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles. — 2004. (EAN 13 : 3760075340032)
# ''Louis Claude Daquin, l'œuvre intégrale pour orgue / [[Louis Claude Daquin]], Complete organ works''. Marina Tchebourkina at the Great Organ of the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles. — 2004. (EAN 13 : 3760075340049)
# ''Louis Marchand, l'œuvre intégrale pour orgue / [[Louis Marchand]], Complete organ works''. Marina Tchebourkina at the Great Organ of the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles. 2-CD set. — 2005. (EAN 13 : 3760075340056)
# ''François Couperin, l'œuvre intégrale pour orgue / [[François Couperin]], Complete organ works''. Marina Tchebourkina at the Great Organ of the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles. 2-CD set. — 2005. (EAN 13 : 3760075340063)
===== Bibliography =====
# [[Marina Tchebourkina|M. Tchebourkina]]. ''L'Orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles, Trois siècles d'histoire'' (The Organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles, Three centuries of history). — Paris : Natives, 2010. — 256 p. ({{ISBN|978-2-911662-09-6}}).
# Чебуркина М. Н. Французское органное искусство Барокко: Музыка, Органостроение, Исполнительство (French Baroque Organ Art: Musique, Organ building, Performance). — Paris : Natives, 2013. — 848 с. ({{ISBN|978-2-911662-10-2}}).
# M. Tchebourkina. ''The Organ of the Royal Chapel: from the Sun King to… well after the Revolution'' // Livret CD – Du Roy-Soleil à la Révolution, l'orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles. — Paris : Natives / CDNAT03, 2004. — P. 39–48. (EAN 13 : 3760075340032).
# M. Tchebourkina. ''Nouveaux regards sur Le Marché ancien : Ce qui fut fait, fut-il fourni ?'' (The new views on The Ancient Deal: What was done, was it provided?) // Livret CD – Du Roy-Soleil à la Révolution, l'orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles. — Paris : Natives / CDNAT03, 2004. — P. 51–54 (EAN 13 : 3760075340032).
# M. Tchebourkina. ''Nouveaux regards sur Le Marché ancien : Le jeu des nouveaux jeux'' (The new views on The Ancient Deal: Play of new Stops) // Livret CD – Louis Claude Daquin, l'œuvre intégrale pour orgue. — Paris : Natives / CDNAT04, 2004. — P. 47–50 (EAN 13 : 3760075340049).
# M. Tchebourkina. ''L'orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles : À la recherche d'une composition perdue'' (The Organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles: In search of a lost Organ Disposition) // L'Orgue. — Lyon, 2007. 2007–IV No. 280. — P. 3–112 ({{ISSN|0030-5170}}).
# M. Tchebourkina. ''Tricentenaire de l'orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles (1710–2010) : De la première mise en service de l'orgue'' (Tricentary of the Organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles (1710–2010): About the first official putting into service of the organ ) // L'Orgue. — Lyon, 2009. 2009–III–IV No. 287–288. — P. 258–260 ({{ISSN|0030-5170}}).
# M. Tchebourkina. ''L'orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles (1710–2010) : Les progrès de la connaissance ou l'art difficile de l'humilité'' (The Organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles (1710–2010): Advances in knowledges, or Difficult art of humility) // L'Orgue. — Lyon, 2010. 2010–III No. 291. — P. 35–69 ({{ISSN |0030-5170}}).
# M. Tchebourkina. ''Tricentenaire de l'orgue de la Chapelle royale de Versailles (1710–2010)'' (Tricentary of the Organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles (1710–2010)) // Versalia. — Versailles, 2011. No. 14. — P. 143–175 ({{ISSN|1285-8412}}).
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| journal =La Revue de Paris
| volume =
|date = April 1909| pages =841–869
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Batiffol, Louis
| title =Le château de Versailles de Louis XIII et son architecte Philbert le Roy
| series =4
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =pér., vol. 10
|date = November 1913| pages =341–371
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Berger, Robert W
| title =Les guides imprimés de Versailles sous Louis XIV et le oeuvres d'art allégoriques
| journal =Colloque de Versailles
| volume =
| year =1985
| pages =
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Berger, Robert W
| title =The chronology of the Enveloppe of Versailles
| journal =Architectura
| volume =10
| year =1980
| pages =105–133
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Bottineau, Yves
| title =Essais sur le Versailles de Louis XIV II: le style et l'iconographie
| series =6
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =per., vol. 112
|date = October 1988| pages =119–132
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Bottineau, Yves
| title =Essais sur le Versailles de Louis XIV I: La distribution du château Versailles, le plan du domaine et de la ville
| series =6
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =per., vol. 112
|date = September 1988| pages =77–89
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Deshairs. L
| title =Documents inedits sur la chapelle du château de Versailles
| journal =Revue de l'Histoire de Versailles
| volume =
| date =June 1905
| pages =241–262, 61–85
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Dubu, Jean
| title =Racine et l'iconographie de Versailles
| journal =Dix-septième Siècle
| volume = 163 | issue = 2
| date =April–June 1989
| pages =195–204
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = [[Norbert Dufourcq|Dufourcq, Norbert]]
| title =L'orgue de la chapelle de Versailles
| journal =La Revue musicale
| number =145
|date = April 1934| pages =283–297
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Fromageot, P
| title =Le château de Versailles en 1795 d'après le journal de Huges Lagarde
| journal =Revue de l'Histoire de Versailles
| volume =
| year =1903
| pages =224–240
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Himelfarb, Hélène
| title =Versailles, fonctions et legendes
| journal =Les Lieux de Mémoire: La Nation II
| volume =
| date =
| pages =235–292
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Johnson, Kevin Orlin
| title =Il n'y a plus de Pyrenées: the Iconography of the first Versailles of Louis XIV
| series =6
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =pér., vol. 97
|date = January 1981| pages =29–40
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Josephson, Ragnar
| title =Relation de la visite de Nicodème Tessin à Marly, Versailles, Rueil, et St-Cloud en 1687
| journal =Revue de l'Histoire de Versailles
| volume =
| year =1926
| pages =150–67, 274–300
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Kimball, Fiske
| title =The chapels of the Château de Versailles
| series =6
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =pér., vol. 26
| year =1944
| pages =315–332
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Kimball, Fiske
| title =Genesis of the Château Neuf at Versailles, 1668-1671
| series =6
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =pér., vol. 35
| year =1949
| pages =353–372
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Le Guillou, Jean-Claude
| title =Le château-neuf ou enveloppe de Versailles: concept et evolution du premier projet
| series =6
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =pér., vol. 102
|date = December 1983| pages =193–207
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Le Guillou, Jean-Claude
| title =Aperçu sur un projet insolit (1668) pour le château de Versailles
| series =6
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =pér., vol. 113
|date = February 1989| pages =79–104
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Le Guillou, Jean-Claude
| title =Remarques sur le corps central du château de Versailles à partir du château de Louis XIII.
| series =6
| journal =Gazette des Beaux-Arts
| volume =pér., vol. 87
|date = February 1976| pages =49–60
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Mâle, Émile
| title =Le clef des allegories peintes et sculptées de Versailles
| journal =Revue de l'Histoire de Versailles
| volume =
| year =1927
| pages =73–82
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Nolhac, Pierre de
| title =La construction de Versailles de Le Vau
| journal =Revue de l'Histoire de Versailles
| volume =
| year =1899
| pages =161–171
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Pommier, Edouard
| title =Versailles, l'image du souverain
| journal =Les Lieux de Mémoire: La Nation II
| volume =
| date =
| pages =193–234
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Pradel, Paul
| title =Le symbolisme de la chapelle de Versailles
| journal =Bulletin Monumental
| volume =96
| issue =3
| year =1937
| pages =335–355
| doi =10.3406/bulmo.1937.8543
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Stevlingson, Norma
| title =Les organistes, leur musique, et les orgues de la chapelle royal de Versailles sous le règne de Louis XIV
| journal =Colloque de Versailles
| volume =
| year =1985
| pages =
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Verlet, Pierre
| title =Les tapis de la chapelle de Versailles au XVIIIe siècle
| journal =Revue de l'Art
| volume =1-2
| year =1968
| pages =65–71
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last = Walton, Guy
| title =The Chapelle Royale
| journal =Eighteenth Century Life
| volume = 17, n.s., 2
|date = May 1993| pages =86–94
}}
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