Germain Boffrand
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Arts, Architecture
- Subcategories: Architects
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, French History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Boffrand developed an approach to interior decoration resulting in rooms where sculpture, architecture, paintings, and furnishings all interacted to convey a unified mood. His most successful rooms, still in existence, are the salons of the Prince and Princess of Soubise at the Hôtel de Soubise in Paris (1732-1739). Boffrand’s lively, livable floor plans are best exemplified in his design for the Hôtel Amêlot de Gournay, later Montmorency, of 1712. His concern with the interrelationship of the room, the plan, and the site resulted in works of...
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