Jean-Nicolas Huyot
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Jean-Nicholas Huyot was a French architect, best known for his 1823 continuation of work on the Arc de Triomphe
from the plans of Jean Chalgrin
.
Son of a builder, Huyot attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
in Paris, and won the Prix de Rome
in 1807.
Following his study in Rome, between 1817 and 1821 Huyot traveled in Asia Minor, Egypt, and Greece.
He developed significant credentials as an antiquarian
. He was part of the Cléopâtra expedition under Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
in 1817, and Huyot sent to Jean-François Champollion
a collection of inscriptions he'd found in the temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel
; this contribution was helpful in Champollion's work in deciphering hieroglyphics. Huyot also provided technical archeological assistance to the Fine Arts section of the French scientific Morea expedition
into Greece in 1823.
In 1822 Huyot was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of the Institut de France
. Among his architectural students were Hector Lefuel
, Alexis Paccard
, Jean-Louis Victor Grisart, and the Swiss architect Melchior Berri
.
Beginning in 1823 Huyot began presenting lectures in classical architectural history at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
, lectures that influenced a group of self-stylized "romantic" architectural students including Félix Duban
, Henri Labrouste
, Léon Vaudoyer
and Louis Duc. This group in turn was influential in establishing neo-Classicism as a style in mid-19th Century France.
At his death he bequeathed to the National Library a large collection of drawings and plans. He was buried in the cemetery of Pere-Lachaise (8th division).
Arc de Triomphe
-The design:The astylar design is by Jean Chalgrin , in the Neoclassical version of ancient Roman architecture . Major academic sculptors of France are represented in the sculpture of the Arc de Triomphe: Jean-Pierre Cortot; François Rude; Antoine Étex; James Pradier and Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire...
from the plans of Jean Chalgrin
Jean Chalgrin
Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin was a French architect, best known for his design for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris.-Biography:...
.
Son of a builder, Huyot attended the Ecole 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,...
in Paris, and won the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
in 1807.
Following his study in Rome, between 1817 and 1821 Huyot traveled in Asia Minor, Egypt, and Greece.
He developed significant credentials as an antiquarian
Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient objects of art or science, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts...
. He was part of the Cléopâtra expedition under Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, comte de Forbin was the French painter and antiquary who succeeded Vivant-Denon as curator of the Musée du Louvre and the other museums of France....
in 1817, and Huyot sent to Jean-François Champollion
Jean-François Champollion
Jean-François Champollion was a French classical scholar, philologist and orientalist, decipherer of the Egyptian hieroglyphs....
a collection of inscriptions he'd found in the temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel temples refers to two massive rock temples in Abu Simbel in Nubia, southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 230 km southwest of Aswan...
; this contribution was helpful in Champollion's work in deciphering hieroglyphics. Huyot also provided technical archeological assistance to the Fine Arts section of the French scientific Morea expedition
Morea expedition
The Morea expedition is the name given in France to the land intervention of the French Army in the Peloponnese, between 1828 and 1833, at the time of the Greek War of Independence....
into Greece in 1823.
In 1822 Huyot was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of 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...
. Among his architectural students were Hector Lefuel
Hector Lefuel
Hector-Martin Lefuel was a French historicist architect, whose most familiar work was the completion of the Palais du Louvre, including the reconstruction of the Pavillon de Flore after a disastrous fire.He was the son of Alexandre Henry Lefuel , an entrepreneurial speculative builder established...
, Alexis Paccard
Alexis Paccard
Alexis Paccard was a French architect.Paccard entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1830 in the workshops of Louis-Hippolyte Lebas and Jean-Nicolas Huyot...
, Jean-Louis Victor Grisart, and the Swiss architect Melchior Berri
Melchior Berri
Melchior Berri was a well-known Swiss architect.He was the son of Melchior Berri and Appollonia Streckeisen. In 1832 he married Margaretha Simone Burckhardt of Basel....
.
Beginning in 1823 Huyot began presenting lectures in classical architectural history at the Ecole 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,...
, lectures that influenced a group of self-stylized "romantic" architectural students including Félix Duban
Félix Duban
Jacques Félix Duban was a French architect, the contemporary of Jacques Ignace Hittorff and Henri Labrouste.Duban won the Prix de Rome in 1823, the most prestigious award of the École des Beaux-Arts...
, Henri Labrouste
Henri Labrouste
Pierre François Henri Labrouste was a French architect from the famous École des Beaux Arts school of architecture. After a six year stay in Rome, Labrouste opened an architectural training workshop, which quickly became the center of the Rationalist view...
, Léon Vaudoyer
Léon Vaudoyer
Léon Vaudoyer was a French architect. He was one of the "romantic" Beaux-Arts architects influenced by Saint-Simon and Auguste Comte, along with his contemporaries Félix Duban, Henri Labrouste, and Louis Duc....
and Louis Duc. This group in turn was influential in establishing neo-Classicism as a style in mid-19th Century France.
At his death he bequeathed to the National Library a large collection of drawings and plans. He was buried in the cemetery of Pere-Lachaise (8th division).