Jules Hardouin-Mansart
French Baroque architect who glorified Louis XIV
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His major works include the Place des Victoires, Place Vendôme, the domed chapel of Les Invalides, and the Grand Trianon.[1] His monumental work was designed to glorify the reign of Louis XIV.[1] Jules Hardouin-Mansart, a French Baroque architect, was born on 16 April 1646 and died on 11 May 1708.[1]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 16 April 1646
- Died
- 11 May 1708
- Field
- Architecture
- Nationality
- French
- Known for
- Place des Victoires
- Place Vendôme
- domed chapel of Les Invalides
- Grand Trianon
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Born Jules Hardouin, he studied under his great-uncle François Mansart and added Mansart's name to his own in 1668.[1] He gained the protection of Madame de Montespan and later the Marquis de Louvois, Minister of War.[1] His architecture is characterized by simplification, large smooth spaces, and repetition of forms such as arcades with semicircular arches.[1] His first major assignment, the Château de Clagny for Madame de Montespan, came in 1674 when he joined the royal architects serving Louis XIV.[1]
From 1677 onward, he was occupied with expanding the Palace of Versailles, a task that lasted until his death.[1] To create a sense of grandeur and conceal structural flaws, he frequently placed long colonnades in front of a building's façade.[1]
What the cited sources add
The dome was one of the earliest constructed in Paris, following the church of the Val-de-Grâce designed by his great-uncle.[2] Work on the royal chapel was halted entirely in 1695 due to war and financial crisis, resuming only after the war ended in 1699.[2] The king attended the consecration of the royal chapel on 22 August 1706.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Jules Hardouin-Mansart" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Garms 1999 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jules Hardouin-Mansart" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jestaz 1990 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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