Pierre Pavillon (1612–1670) was a French architect and sculptor.

Biography

Early life

Pierre Pavillon was born on 20 February 1612 in

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to Henri Pavillon (unknown–1651), a painter, and Marguerite Guilheme.Rues d'Aix
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/ref> He had two brothers: Claude, a painter, and Henri, a sculptor. He was trained as an architect in Paris from 1625 to 1630.

Career

As an architect, his work focused on Roman Catholic religious buildings and

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s for the wealthy elite. He designed the Chapelle des Ursulines, a Roman Catholic chapel on the Rue Mignet listed as a

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since 1924. Additionally, he designed the Chapelle Saint Mitre, another Roman Catholic chapel, on the Route d'Eguilles. His designs include the following: * Hôtel de Boisgelin, located at 11, rue du Quatre-Septembre and listed since 1964 * Hôtel de Lestang-Parade, located at 18, rue de l'Opéra and listed since 1980 * Hôtel de Forbin, located at 20

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and listed since 1990 * Hôtel de Ville, in Aix-en-Provence, listed since 1995 *

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, listed since 1953

Personal life

He married Madeleine Clemens on 15 February 1638. They had two sons: *Balthazard Pavillon (1648–1729) *Jean Pavillon (1651–unknown) He married Madeleine Grivet on 18 December 1653. They had three children: *Magdeleine Pavillon (1655–unknown) *Françoise Pavillon (1656–unknown) *François Pavillon (1670–unknown) He died on 24 November 1670 in Aix-en-Provence.

Legacy

The ''Rue Pavillon'' in Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour.

Secondary source

*Jean Boyer, ''Pierre Pavillon (1612-1670): un architecte-sculpteur parisien en Provence'' (Nobele, 1968).Google Books
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References

1612 births 1670 deaths Architects from Paris People from Aix-en-Provence 17th-century French architects French sculptors French male sculptors {{France-sculptor-stub