Known as "Napoleon's architects," Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre Fontaine (1762-1853) were not only Emperor's official government architects, but two of the most celebrated teachers at the legendary Ecole des Beaux-Arts, responsible for developing the highly influential neoclassical Empire, or Directoire, style of design. In addition to their renovations to the Louvre and the Tuileries, and construction of the Arc de Tromphe de Carttousel, they are best known for Empress Josephine's house at Malmaison, where they effectively invented the profession of interior design by crafting every detail including all the furnishings. This book collects the entire printed output of these two important architects and archeologists of Roman architecture, four volumes condensed into one, and serves as the definitive edition on their work. THE COLLECTED WORKS OF PERCIER AND FONTAINE is introduced by critic and historian Barry Bergdoll, and published in association with the Institute for Classical Art and Architecture.
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ISBN
9781616896980
Publisert
2018-08-21
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Princeton Architectural Press
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305 mm
Bredde
229 mm
Aldersnivå
05, 06, U, P
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Engelsk
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384

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Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre Francois Leonard Fontaine (1762-1853) were a highly influential pair of French architects and interior designers, credited with developing the neoclassical Empire style of design during the Napoleonic era.

Barry Bergdoll is Meyer Schapiro Professor of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. He served as Philip Johnson Chief Curator at the Museum of Modern Art from 2007 to 2013. He has published widely on modern architectural history, and art history.