Paul Androuet du Cerceau [SEP] occupation
Paul Androuet du Cerceau
Paul Androuet du Cerceau (1623–1710), was a French goldsmith and engraver, who was active in Paris around 1610. According to "Benezit", Reynaud presumes he is the son of the architect Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau, who built the Pont Neuf in Paris, but Paul is now believed to be the grandson of Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau.
See also.
- Androuet du Cerceau for the family
References.
Notes
Sources
- "Benezit Dictionary of Artists"
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau, also given as Du Cerceau, DuCerceau, or Ducerceau (1510–1584) was a well-known French designer of architecture, ornament, furniture, metalwork and other decorative designs during the 16th century, and the founder of the Androuet du Cerceau family. He introduced Renaissance architecture to France with the assistance of Pierre Lescot, Philibert Delorme and Jean Bullant. Though he was referred to by contemporaries as "architecte" and was even appointed "architecte du roi", he