Author(s):
hoffbauer, fédor (neuss, 13–10–1839 - paris, 28–10–1922), designer
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 19. 5cm
width: 31. 8cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - lower right, in watercolor: "t hoffbauer" and monogram: "fh" left
monogram = number - bottom left, in watercolor: "fh"
stamp - bottom left: "carnavalet"
iconographic description:
the tuileries palace in 1585. Retrospective urban and rural landscapes. Italianate castle, pavilions, dome and lanterns. The seine, wasteland, banks, path, boats, water coach, ferry (river shuttle connecting the banks by a cable), charles v enclosure, bois tower, medieval louvre: turrets, crenellation, apse of saint-thomas-du-louvre church, quinze-vingts enclosure, grande ecuries, saint-niçaise chapel. Historical commentary:
read: hoffbauer (cf. Card07924), p. 482, pl. I (original ed. 1875-1882), 9th delivery, texts by l. M. Tisserand, lithograph by p. Benoist. Evolution of the palace: card07924 (1640) and card07926 (1690): similar views; card05830 (1869), card05831 (1879), then d. 8170 (tgc). Castle wanted by catherine de médicis, architects delorme (1564-70), bullant (1570-72), j. Androuet du cerceau. The drawing shows the completed state of the centrale (dome and lanterns by j. A. Du cerceau) and bullant pavilions. Delorme garden planted in 1564-1578. Development of islets within the louvre, artisans in the middle ages, court aristocrats in the 16th-17th centuries, house of louise de savoie (?). Cf. J. C. Daufresne, 1986, p. 19-21; j. Hillairet (cf. Card03333), t. 1, p. 572-3; g. Bresc-bautier, 2001, p. 15, 19-28. Themes / subjects / places represented:
urban landscape
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 7921. Unknown date
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