, a Parisian architect of the seventeenth century, and one of a family of artists, excelled in the ornaments and decorations
, a Parisian architect of the
seventeenth century, and one of a family of artists, excelled in the ornaments and decorations of buildings, and
wa& architect to Louis XIV. and monsieur his only brother.
He planned the cascades, which are so justly admired, at
the castle of St. Cloud, and built the church of the nuns
of Port-royal, at Paris, in 1625. Le Pautre was received
into the royal academy of sculpture, December 1, 1671,
and died some years after. His “CEuvres d' Architecture
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are engraved in one vol. folio, sometimes bound up in five.
John le Pautre, his relation, born in 1617, at Paris, was
placed with a joiner, who taught him the first rudiments of
drawing; but he soon surpassed his master, and became
an excellent designer, and skilful engraver. He perfectly
understood all the ornamental parts of architecture, and
the embellishments of country houses, such as fountains,
grottos, jets-d‘eau, and every other decoration of the garden. John le Pautre was admitted a member of the royal
aca<iemy of painting and sculpture April 11, 1677, and
died February 2, 1682, aged sixty-five. His *’ GEuvres
d' Architecture," Paris, 1751, 3 vols. fol. contains above
782 plates, which were much valued by the chevalier Bernin. Peter le Pautre, related to the two preceding, was
born at Pans, March 4, 1659, and excelled so much in
statuary as to be appointed sculptor to his majesty. He
executed at Rome, in 1691, the beautiful gronp of <flneas
and Anchises, which is in the grand walk at theThuilleries;
and completed, in 1716, that of Arria and Paetus (or rather of Lucretia stabbing herself in presence of Collatinus)
which Theodon had begun at Rome. Several of his other
works embellish Marly. This ingenious artist was professor and perpetual director of St. Luke’s academy, and died
at Paris, January 22, 1744, aged eighty-four.
, one of a family of artists, was originally of Vicenza, but settled
, one of a family of artists, was originally of Vicenza, but settled at Bassano, a small town on the Brenta, whence he was called Bassan, or Bassano. He may be considered as the head of the Bassanese school and his education is said to have been sufficiently learned. The different styles that discriminate his works clearly shew which were the first and which the last. He is diligent, but dry, in the St. Bartolomeo of the cathedral, more genial and mellow in another picture of the church of S. Giovanni at Bassano but in the Pentecost which he painted in the village of Olero, he shews himself almost a modern painter; the arrangement is masterly, the colour has suavity, Variety, harmony, the expression is warm, pleasing, and characteristic of the subject. He was the father and first instructor of Jacob da Pome. He died about 1530.