Salon Ovale, Hôtel de Soubise (1375) *

Artist/Designer: Germain Boffrand

Project Location: France

Figure 1: Hôtel de Soubise - Salon ovale de la princesse. Source: WikiMedia, Chatasam, (2015). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 4, 2014 | Photographer: Chatsam )

Figure 2: Salan Ovale - Reflections. Source: Malika Turin, L'hotel de Soubise. Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : April 4, 2014 | Photographer: Malika Turin )

Figure 3: Details. Source: Deborah Esrick, Hotel de Soubise, The Salon de la Princesse. 2006, Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : April 4, 2014 | Photographer: Deborah Esrick )

Style/Period(s):
Rococo

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Paint, Color, Light

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Hôtel de Soubise | Accessed : January 14, 2019

Hôtel de Soubise - General Information | Accessed : January 14, 2019

Germain Bouffrand - Architect Information | Accessed : January 14, 2019

Significant Date(s):
14th Century, 1375

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Boffrand, Germain. Auteur Du Texte. Description De Ce Qui a été Pratiqué Pour Fondre En Bronze D'un Seul Jet La Figure équestre De Louis XIV, élevée Par La Ville De Paris Dans La Place De Louis Le Grand, En 1699, Ouvrage François Et Latin, Enrichi De Planches En Taille-douce, Par Le Sieur Boffrand,... Paris, 1743.

Guiffrey, Jules . Auteur Du Texte. Chi, Lily, and Perez-Gomez, Alberto. An Arbitrary Authority: Claude Perrault and the Idea of Caractere in Germain Boffrand and Jacques-Francois Blondel, 1998, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.

La France Artistique Et Monumentale ; Palais Soubise / Signé : Jules Guiffrey. La Librairie Illustrée (Paris), 1893.

Building Address: 60 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris, France

Significant Dates: Construction Completed (1375)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: N/A

Tags: Parisian Palaces, Rococo Style, Ornamental Interiors

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