Guy de Gisors
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Alexandre-Jean-Baptiste-Guy de Gisors (1762–1835) was a French architect.
His works include the Église de la Madeleine
in Paris, and Saint-Vincent Cathedral
in Mâcon
in 1816. In about 1810 he took over the ongoing designs for the Piazza del Popolo
in Rome, succeeding Giuseppe Valadier
and adhering to Valadier's grand plan.
A.-J.-B.-G. de Gisors should not be confused with his relative and contemporary, French architect Jacques Pierre Gisors (1755–1818). Jacques Pierre worked on the Palais Bourbon
(seat of French National Assembly) in 1795, and there with Emmanuel-Chérubin Leconte designed the Salle des Cinq Cents, the Council of the Five Hundred.
Sources differ on whether the two were brothers or cousins. Sources also differ on which of the two won the Prix de Rome
for architecture in 1779. :fr:1778 en architecture If A.-J.-B.-G. de Gisors, he would have been age 17, not impossible for a prodigy, but Jacques Pierre would have been a far more likely age of 24.
His works include the Église de la Madeleine
Église de la Madeleine
L'église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army...
in Paris, and Saint-Vincent Cathedral
Mâcon Cathedral
Mâcon Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Mâcon, Burgundy, France.It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Mâcon, abolished under the Concordat of 1801 and merged into the Diocese of Autun....
in Mâcon
Mâcon
Mâcon is a small city in central France. It is prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department, in the region of Bourgogne, and the capital of the Mâconnais district. Mâcon is home to over 35,000 residents, called Mâconnais.-Geography:...
in 1816. In about 1810 he took over the ongoing designs for the Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo is a large urban square in Rome. The name in modern Italian literally means "People's Square", but historically it derives from the poplars after which the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in the northeast corner of the piazza, takes its name.The piazza lies inside the northern...
in Rome, succeeding Giuseppe Valadier
Giuseppe Valadier
Giuseppe Valadier was an Italian architect and designer, urban planner and archeologist, a chief exponent of Neoclassicism in Italy.-Biography:...
and adhering to Valadier's grand plan.
A.-J.-B.-G. de Gisors should not be confused with his relative and contemporary, French architect Jacques Pierre Gisors (1755–1818). Jacques Pierre worked on the Palais Bourbon
Palais Bourbon
The Palais Bourbon, , a palace located on the left bank of the Seine, across from the Place de la Concorde, Paris , is the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French government.-History:...
(seat of French National Assembly) in 1795, and there with Emmanuel-Chérubin Leconte designed the Salle des Cinq Cents, the Council of the Five Hundred.
Sources differ on whether the two were brothers or cousins. Sources also differ on which of the two won the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
for architecture in 1779. :fr:1778 en architecture If A.-J.-B.-G. de Gisors, he would have been age 17, not impossible for a prodigy, but Jacques Pierre would have been a far more likely age of 24.
External links
- http://pagesperso-orange.fr/richez/Burgundy/Macone.htm