Interior view
by GABRIEL, Ange-Jacques, Photo
A reaction against Rococo, which was characterized by the dominance of divertingly playful decoration, coincided with a return to the principles of the “grand century” of Louis XIV. The most exquisite accomplishment of the classical revival was the Petit Trianon, a masterpiece of “purified classicism” completed in 1762 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel.
The photo shows the grand staircase in Petit Trianon.