Jacques-Marie Huvé
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Jacques-Marie Huvé was a French architect who practiced in Paris
, working in a neoclassical manner
that he refined working in the atelier of Percier and Fontaine
, Napoleon's chief architects.
Huvé was the son of an architect, Jean-Jacques Huvé, with whom he received his earliest instruction. He was named supervisor of the works at the Église de la Madeleine
in 1808, and at the decease of its architect, Pierre-Alexandre Vignon, in 1828, Huvé was called upon to bring the work to completion. With tenacity he pressed the government to release the funding that permitted the church to be completed in 1842.
He was appointed architect of the Royal Mails, was admitted a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
(the Institut de France
's architecture, music, and fine arts section) and served as president of the Société des Beaux-Arts.
Huvé trained in his studio the renowned architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
. At the École des Beaux-Arts
he was the professor notably of Gustave Guérin and of Charles Laisné.
His only son, Félix Huvé, was mayor of Sablé.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, working in a neoclassical manner
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
that he refined working in the atelier of Percier and Fontaine
Percier and Fontaine
Percier and Fontaine was a noted partnership between French architects Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine. Together, Percier and Fontaine were inventors and major proponents of the rich and grand, consciously archaeological versions of neoclassicism we recognize as Directoire...
, Napoleon's chief architects.
Huvé was the son of an architect, Jean-Jacques Huvé, with whom he received his earliest instruction. He was named supervisor of the works at the Église de la Madeleine
Église de la Madeleine
L'église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army...
in 1808, and at the decease of its architect, Pierre-Alexandre Vignon, in 1828, Huvé was called upon to bring the work to completion. With tenacity he pressed the government to release the funding that permitted the church to be completed in 1842.
He was appointed architect of the Royal Mails, was admitted a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Académie des beaux-arts
The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.It was created in 1795 as the merger of the:* Académie de peinture et de sculpture...
(the Institut de France
Institut de France
The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...
's architecture, music, and fine arts section) and served as president of the Société des Beaux-Arts.
Huvé trained in his studio the renowned architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and theorist, famous for his interpretive "restorations" of medieval buildings. Born in Paris, he was a major Gothic Revival architect.-Early years:...
. At the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
he was the professor notably of Gustave Guérin and of Charles Laisné.
His only son, Félix Huvé, was mayor of Sablé.
Principal works
- Église de la MadeleineÉglise de la MadeleineL'église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army...
, Paris, which he finished 1828-42 - Château de Saint-OuenSaint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-DenisSaint-Ouen is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. It is located in the northern suburbs of Paris, France 6.6 km from the centre of Paris....
, built on behalf of Louis XVIIILouis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815...
for Zoé Talon, comtesse du CaylaZoé Talon, comtesse du CaylaZoé Victoire Talon , styled comtesse du Cayla, was an intimate friend and confidante of Louis XVIII of France, and was his maîtresse-en-titre.She was born at Le Boullay-Thierry...
, 1821-1822. - Château de CompiègneChâteau de CompiègneThe Castle of Compiègne is a French château, a royal residence built for Louis XV and restored by Napoleon. Compiègne was one of three seats of royal government, the others being Versailles and Fontainebleau...