 During the Baroque period in France and England, a 1670 commissioned terracotta model for a sculpture of Louis XIV titled "Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV" by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was rejected on the grounds that it was not suitable to the dignity of the king.The term animalier was first used by the French press and salon jurors, often as a derogatory term.The Paris salon thought animal subjects too common for fine art, but with the opening of the new Paris Jardin des Plantes zoo and the Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes, interest in animal art increased.