Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau
Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau (* between 1544 and 1547; † 1590 in Paris ), also called Jean-Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau , was a French architect .
As the son of the builder Jacques I. Androuet du Cerceau , he followed him between 1572 and 1577 as the architect of the Castle of Charleval (Normandy). He drafted the first plans (1571) for the construction of the Pont Neuf in Paris and, after the death of Jean Bullant, continued the construction of the so-called "Chapel of the Valois", one of Catherine de Medici for the burial place of the French kings in Saint-Denis commissioned mausoleum. The main wing of Liancourt Castle (1583), which has now disappeared but is known by plans, and Fresne Castle (now Ecquevilly) are also attributed to him.
In 1586 Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau was despite his confession to the Protestant faith of King Henry III. appointed architecte ordinaire des bâtiments du roi .
The Hôtel d'Angoûleme - now the Hôtel Lamoignon - in Paris, which was previously attributed to him , is now considered the work of Louis Métezeau .
His son Jean Androuet du Cerceau was also an architect.
Web links
- Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau. In: arch INFORM .
- Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau. In: Structurae (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Androuet du Cerceau, Baptiste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Androuet du Cerceau, Jean-Baptiste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1544 and 1547 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1590 |
| Place of death | Paris |