French châteaux and gardens in the XVIth century; a series of reproductions of contemporary drawings hitherto unpublished (1909)
Ward, William Henry, 1865-1924 · London; B. T. Batsford; New York, C. Scribner & sons; · leaf 73
and the south outer front (1650-64), following substantially the lines laid down by Lescot and Le Mercier. Colbert, who became superintendent of the royal buildings in 1664, and in whose opinion Le Veau’s elevations for the east or entrance front2 were not sufficiently imposing, obtained other… … Fig. 16. THE LOUVRE. DESIGN FOR ENTRANCE PAVILION BY J. A. DU CERCEAU. front (9 etc.) was designed by Perrault (1667-74). The works were left unfinished and unroofed till in the reign of Louis XV Gabriel7 (1755) antl Soufflot8 (1757), and in that of Louis XVI Brebion9 carried out works of…
Androuet du Cerceau, Jacques, active 1549-1584 · Castles -- France · Gardens · Architecture -- France -- History
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