Germain Boffrand
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Germain Boffrand was an influential 18th-century French architect known for his leading role in the development of the Rococo style and for designing major Parisian hôtels and interiors.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Germain Boffrand canonical | 6 |
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| instanceOf |
French architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| authorOf | Livre d’architecture contenant les principes généraux de cet art ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1667-05-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Nantes
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Nantes, France
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| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1754-03-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Paris
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Paris, France
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| educatedBy | Jules Hardouin-Mansart ⓘ |
| employer |
Duke of Lorraine
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House of Rohan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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interior design ⓘ |
| genre | architectural treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Rococo interior design
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Gilles-Marie Oppenordt ⓘ Nicolas Pineau ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
François Mansart
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Jules Hardouin-Mansart ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement |
French Baroque
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Rococo ⓘ |
| name | Germain Boffrand self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
design of Parisian hôtels particuliers and interiors
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development of the Rococo style in France ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chapelle de la Vierge, Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris (interior decoration)
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Château de Choisy (works) ⓘ Château de Haroué (collaboration and interior works) ⓘ Château de La Malgrange (works for the Duke of Lorraine) ⓘ Château de La Roche-Guyon (works) ⓘ Château de Lunéville ⓘ
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Château de Lunéville (works for the Duke of Lorraine)
Hôtel Amelot de Gournay, Paris (alterations) ⓘ Hôtel de Vogüé ⓘ
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Hôtel de Mayenne, Paris (works)
Hôtel de Rohan, Paris ⓘ Hôtel de Seignelay ⓘ
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Hôtel de Seignelay, Paris (works)
Hôtel de Soubise ⓘ
surface form:
Hôtel de Soubise, Paris
Hôtel de Torcy, Paris (works) ⓘ Hôtel de Villars ⓘ
surface form:
Hôtel de Villars, Paris
Hotel de Soubise interiors, Paris ⓘ
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Interiors of the Hôtel de Rohan, Paris
Hotel de Soubise interiors, Paris ⓘ
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Interiors of the Hôtel de Soubise, Paris
Livre d’architecture contenant les principes généraux de cet art (1745) ⓘ Place de la Carrière ⓘ
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Place de la Carrière, Nancy (planning and works)
Salon ovale de la princesse ⓘ
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Salon ovale de la princesse, Hôtel de Soubise
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| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adjoint à recteur, Académie royale d’architecture
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Architecte du roi (France) ⓘ Académie royale d’architecture ⓘ
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Doyen, Académie royale d’architecture
Member of the Académie royale d’architecture ⓘ Premier architecte du duc de Lorraine ⓘ Recteur, Académie royale d’architecture ⓘ |
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