Jean Baptiste Métivier

Almeida Palace

Jean Baptiste Métivier (born April 1, 1781 in Rennes , † October 15, 1853 in Munich ) was a Franco-German architect and Bavarian construction clerk .

Life

Métivier came from a family of architects. After training in Paris and his marriage to Jeanne Marie Menagé, Métivier went to Munich in 1811. In 1816 he became the royal building inspector here, and two years later he became court decorator, where he was commissioned to design the interior of the auditorium in the National Theater. In 1824 he was appointed 'Royal Building Councilor' . He was an employee of Leo von Klenze , who also became the godfather of one of his children.

He contributed the interior fittings to some of Klenze's buildings. In Munich he also built a few palaces for the nobility and society, the majority of which were destroyed in the Second World War. The synagogue on Westenriederstrasse in Munich (1826) and the stables with riding arena at St. Emmeram Castle in Regensburg , built between 1827 and 1831, are important works. From 1836 onwards, in addition to his other duties, he took on the position of court architect for the Duke of Leuchtenberg . Métivier also designed furniture and designed festive arrangements and illuminations. In 1852 he fell ill and retired from his offices.

tomb

Grave of Jean Métivier in the old southern cemetery in Munich location

The grave of Jean Métivier is in the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich (Grave field 9 - row 1 - place 19) location .

plant

In addition to the buildings already mentioned, the following are significant:

• the interior of the New Palace in Pappenheim (1822)
• the interior design of the National Theater in Munich
• the Palais Almeida in Munich (1824)
• Weyhern Castle (1826)
• the Palais Barlow in Munich (1828)
• the interior of the Prinz-Carl-Palais in Munich (1830)
• the interior of the old Matthäuskirche in Munich (1833)
• the old Kurhaus in Bad Homburg (1843)

literature

• G. Ruck: Métivier, Jean-Baptiste . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 89, de Gruyter, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-023255-4 , p. 226 f.
• Hyacinth Holland :  Metivier, Johann Baptist . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 518.
• Hermann Rau: Jean Baptiste Métivier. Architect, royal Bavarian court builder, court decorator and building officer (1781-1857). Lassleben, Kallmünz 1997, ISBN 3-7847-1521-4 .

Web links

Commons : Jean Baptiste Métivier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Karl Bauer: Regensburg Art, Culture and Everyday History . 6th edition. MZ-Buchverlag in H. Gietl Verlag & Publication Service GmbH, Regenstauf 2014, ISBN 978-3-86646-300-4 , p. 339 f .