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De Brosse died, aged 55, in Paris. Luxembourg Palace. De Brosse greatly influenced the sober and classicizing direction that French Baroque architecture was to take, especially in designing his most prominent commission, the Luxembourg Palace, Paris (1615-1624), for Marie de' Medici, whose patronage
- 8 December 1626 (aged 54–55), Paris, France
- c. 1571, Verneuil-sur-Oise, France
- Architect
Died: Dec. 9, 1626, Paris (aged 55) Movement / Style: Louis XIII style. Salomon de Brosse (born 1571, Verneuil-sur-Oise, Fr.—died Dec. 9, 1626, Paris) was the most influential French architect of the early 17th century, whose works facilitated the development of the classical châteaus designed by the generation that followed him.
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May 23, 2018 · Brosse, Salomon de. Brosse, Salomon de ( c. 1571–1626). French architect, an important figure in the transition from Mannerism to Classicism. Born in Verneuil-sur-Oise, he was the son and grandson of architects (his grandfather was J. A. du Cerceau ), settling in Paris in the 1590s. His work tended to eschew Mannerist decorative effects, and ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Search for: 'Salomon de Brosse' in Oxford Reference ». (c. 1571–1626).French architect, an important figure in the transition from Mannerism to Classicism. Born in Verneuil-sur-Oise, he was the son and grandson of architects (his grandfather was J. A. du Cerceau), settling in Paris in the 1590s.
He died in December 1626, and was buried in the Protestant cemetery of Saint-Germain. The well-known, late and noteworthy. Blérancourt castle (02), built by Salomon de Brosse. We are acquainted with his work accomplished after 1610 only. By then he was very much solicited. Civilian architecture.
Biography of BROSSE, Salomon de (b. 1571, Verneuil-en-Halatte, d. 1626, Paris) in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European painting, sculpture and architecture (200-1900)
other name:De Brosse, Salomon. Details. individual; architect; French; Male. Life dates. -1626. Biography. Major architect, son of architect Jean de Brosse and Julienne Androuet (daughter of Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, q.v.). A Protestant, came to Paris after the Edict of Nantes; appointed architect to Marie de' Medici; architect of the Palais ...