Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Charles-Louis Clérisseau was a French architect, draughtsman, antiquary, and artist who became a leading authority on ancient Roman architecture and Roman ruins in Italy and France. He played a key role in the genesis of neoclassical architecture during the second half of the 18th century, with his influence extending to Russia, England, and the United States, and clients including Catherine the Great and Thomas Jefferson. Clérisseau was born on August 28, 1721, and died on January 9, 1820, at the age of 98.
Some key facts about Charles-Louis Clérisseau include:
- Education: Germain Boffrand, Giovanni Paolo Pannini, French Academy in Rome
- Works: Antiquités de la France (1788)
- Movement: Neoclassicism
- Awards: Prix de Rome (Premier Prix, Architecture, 1746), Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (1815)
Clérisseau was a friend of Robert Adam, and instructed Adam in draughtsmanship. He also assisted in the survey of Diocletian's Palace at Spalato, later supervising the engraving of the plates for Adam's Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia (1764) .
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