Meissonier, Juste-Aurèle

Meissonier, Juste-Aurèle
born 1693/95, Turin, Savoy
died July 31, 1750, Paris, France

French goldsmith, designer, and architect.

Appointed goldsmith and cabinetmaker to Louis XV in 1726, he became a leading originator of the influential Rococo style. His highly inventive work included fantastic grottoes, animated metalwork designs, snuffboxes, watch cases, sword hilts, and tureens. His sketches for interior decoration, furniture, and goldsmith designs became widely known through engravings. Few of his architectural plans were realized.

* * *

▪ French architect and goldsmith
born 1693/95, Turin, Savoy
died July 31, 1750, Paris

      French goldsmith, interior decorator, and architect, often considered the leading originator of the influential Rococo style in the decorative arts.

      Early in his career Meissonier migrated to Paris, receiving a warrant as master goldsmith from King Louis XV in 1724 and an appointment as designer for the king's bedchamber and cabinet in 1726. He had a powerful and fertile imagination; his fantastic grottoes and swirling, animated, asymmetrical metalwork designs combined contrasting and original motifs. As a goldsmith, he was remarkable for the boldness of his designs for such objects as snuffboxes, watch cases, sword hilts, and tureens. He prepared three fine sets of sketches for interior decoration, furniture, and goldsmith designs. He also developed a plan for the facade of the church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, in 1726, but few of his architectural ideas were realized.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Meissonier, Juste-Aurèle — (1693/95, Turín, Saboya–31 jul. 1750, París, Francia). Orfebre, diseñador, arquitecto, escultor y pintor francés. En 1726 fue nombrado orfebre y ebanista de Luis XV, convirtiéndose en el creador del influyente estilo rococó. Su obra, muy… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Juste-Aurèle Meissonier — Diseño de una mesa de Meissonnier, París, ca. 1730 Juste Auréle Meissonier (o Meissonnier) nació en 1695 en Turín, Italia, y murió en 1750 en …   Wikipedia Español

  • Juste Aurèle Meissonnier — Dessin pour une table par Meissonnier, Paris, v. 1730. Juste Aurèle Meissonier, né à Turin en 1695 et mort à Paris en 1750, est un dessinateur, peintre, sculpteur, architecte et orfèvre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier — Juste Aurèle Meissonier (1695 1750) was a French goldsmith, sculptor, painter, architect, and furniture designer.He was born at Turin, but became known as a worker in Paris, where he died. His Italian origin and training were probably responsible …   Wikipedia

  • Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier — Dessin pour une table par Meissonnier, Paris, v. 1730. Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (ou Meissonier), né à Turin en 1695 et mort à Paris en 1750, est un dessinateur, peintre, sculpteur, architecte et orfèvre français Con …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Meissonier — or Meissonnier was the name of several people: Jean Antoine Meisonier, music publisher Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815 1891), French Classicist painter and sculptor famous for his depictions of Napoleon, his armies and military themes Joseph… …   Wikipedia

  • Meissonier —   [mɛsɔ nje],    1) Jean Louis Ernest, französischer Maler und Grafiker, * Lyon 21. 2. 1815, ✝ Paris 31. 1. 1891; wurde besonders geschätzt wegen seiner kleinformatigen Genrebilder, bei denen er wie in seinen Historienbildern (v. a. Kriegsszenen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Meissonier — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom Meissonier désigne: Juste Aurèle Meissonnier, dessinateur, peintre, sculpteur, architecte et orfèvre français du XVIIIe siècle. Jean Louis… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

  • furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”