The architecture of the Renaissance in France; a history of the evolution of the arts of building, decoration and garden design under classical influence from 1495 to 1830 (1911)
e Gabriel and Soufflot, who were both by this time well advancedin life, and had therefore grown to manhood during the height of therococo movement. Their works are the most important in the newstyle, but the difference in their methods is typical of the tendenciesof the day. This difference is… … — H i f • t Jk _~[ J tt 393. PARIS: FONTAINE DE CRENELLE, BY E. BOUCHARDON (1739)- 414 RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. royal works, and received his training on the buildings carried out byhis father. Souffiot, the son of a provincial merchant, after studyingin Lyons and Rome, travelled widely…
