Hôtel Carnavalet (Paris, France) : Detail of roof and dormer window over central entrance, Cour des Drapiers

Creator:

Lescot, Pierre, 1510-1571
Mansart, François, ca. 1598-1666
Opstal, Gerard van, ca. 1594-1668

Published/Created:

23 rue de Sevigne, Paris, Île-de-France, France
begun 1546 ; redone 1655 (alteration)

Date Depicted:

8/29/2000
1500 AD - 1699 AD

Materials:

stone

Notes:

A work attributed to Lescot, in collaboration with Goujon, is the Hôtel Carnavalet (ca. 1545-1550) in Paris, subsequently altered three times. This was originally built for a a magistrate associated with the Lescot family. A former name is the the Hôtel de Ligneris. It is now the Musee Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum). The Hôtel Carnavalet was redone in 1655 by Francois Mansart, for Madame De Sevigne, who lived here from 1677 to 1696. In this period (1655-1661) Van Opstal sculpted the stone reliefs on the first storey (still in situ). The 17th century adjoining Hôtel le Peletier (le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau) was added to the museum in 1989 to contain the larger part of the museum's 20th century interiors. Additional renovations were made in 2000 and the 17th century orangery of the Hôtel le Peletier was restored.

Variant Titles:

Musee Carnavalet (Musee de l'Histoire de Paris)

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 16th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- France -- 17th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Renaissance

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

1A2-F-P-HC-C3

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
houses: hôtels (town houses) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; decorative arts; domestic life; genre; Art museums; decorative arts museum; city history museum; orangerie; courtyard gardens construction buildings; dwellings; houses; town houses; hôtels (town houses); buildings; exhibition bui

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/29/2000

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10163920

PID:

digcoll:1815984