Libéral Bruant

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Statue of Libéral Bruant at the Louvre , executed in 1856 by Armand Toussaint
Hôtel Bruant, the architect's home in Paris

Libéral Bruant , or Bruand, (* around 1635 in Paris ; † November 22, 1697 ibid) was a French architect and one of the main exponents of French late baroque classicism .

biography

Bruant is the most famous offspring of a family that produced a multitude of architects from the 16th to the 18th centuries. His father Sébastien Bruant (1602-1670) was an architect and maître général de charpenterie du roi , an office that he inherited in 1670 from his father. He received his training as an architect from François Blondel (around 1618–1686), in 1683 he entered the service of Louis XIV as architecte du roi , and from 1669 to 1695 he also held the post of engineer des Ponts et Chaussées de France . In addition to the work that he carried out as part of his official activities, he was also active in business.

As one of eight founding members, Bruant was accepted into the Académie royale d'architecture in 1671 .

Works

In 1660 Bruant was commissioned to redesign the under Louis XIII. Salpêtrière powder factory, which was founded, became a royal hospital in which, in addition to orphans, above all outsiders of society (e.g. beggars, prostitutes, the mentally ill) were kept. The Chapelle Saint-Louis, built according to plans by Bruant, has been preserved .

One of his most famous works is the Invalides Dome in Paris , whose imposing dome was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart , who had previously worked with Bruant on this project.

In 1685 he built a city ​​palace for himself in the Marais , Rue de la Perle , which housed the Locksmith's Museum ( Musée de la Serrure ) until 2003 .

Overview of important construction projects:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eric Hazan: The Invention of Paris: No Step Is In Vain. Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-250-10485-X , pp. 237-238.
personal data
SURNAME Bruant, Libéral
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bruand, Libéral
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French builder in Paris
DATE OF BIRTH around 1635
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris , France
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1697
Place of death Paris , France