Alexandre Mauvernay

Alexandre Mauvernay (born May 9, 1810 in Montromant in the Rhône department , † June 22, 1898 in Saint-Galmier ) was a French glass painter who mainly produced church windows.

Life

Alexandre Mauvernay was a student of Ingres in Paris. He set up his stained glass workshop in Saint-Galmier in 1839 .

In the manufacture of leaded glass windows for churches and private buildings, he worked with artists such as B. Raymond Balze , who made cardboard boxes for his windows.

His workshop had up to 30 employees and worked mainly in the departments of Loire , Rhône and Hérault .

After the death of Alexandre Mauvernay in 1898, his son Barthélémy continued the company until 1909. After that, his daughters took over the company, which was closed in 1917.

Honors

In Saint-Galmier, a street is named after Alexandre Mauvernay.

Works (selection)

Window with the signature "Mauvernay" (bottom right) in the Cathedral of Lodève

• Chapel in the castle Bouthéon and in the church of Bouthéon, today Andrezieux-Boutheon belonging
• Saint Maurice Church in Annecy
• Saint Clair Church in Brignais
• Saint-Polycarpe church in Bully (Rhône department)
• Saint-Etienne church in Castries (Hérault department)
• Church in Chevinay (Rhône department)
• Sainte-Marie church in Lauroux (Hérault department)
• Notre-Dame church in Leigneux (Loire department)
• Lodeve Cathedral
• Collégiale Notre-Dame d'Espérance in Montbrison
• Saint-Etienne church in Saint-Etienne -le-Molard (Loire department)
• Church in Saint-Félix-de-Lodez
• Church in Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière (Rhône department)
• Church in Saint-Galmier
• Collégiale Notre Dame de Grâce in Sérignan (Département Hérault)
• Saint Martin Church in Vieussan
• Saint-Laurent church in Villars (Loire department)
• Notre-Dame-des-Marais church in Villefranche-sur-Saône
• Church in Vourles (Rhône department)

literature

• Maryse Dalzotto: Alexandre Mauvernay, peintre-verrier à Saint-Galmier (Loire) . In: L'Araire, No. 90, 1992 (Groupe de Recherche sur l'Histoire, l'Archéologie et le Folklore du Pays Lyonnais) [not evaluated]

Web links

Commons : Alexandre Mauvernay  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The municipality of Saint-Galmier via Alexandre Mauvernay (French text)
• The chapel of Bouthéon Castle and Alexandre Mauvernay (French text with two photos)