Architecture of Percier and Fontaine and the Struggle for Sovereignty in Revolutionary France

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Av Iris Moon

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As the official architects of Napoleon, Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) designed interiors that responded to the radical ideologies and collective forms of destruction that took place during the French Revolution. The architects visualized new forms of imperial sovereignty by inverting the symbols of monarchy and revolution, constructing meeting rooms resembling military encampments and gilded thrones that replaced the Bourbon lily with Napoleonic bees. Yet in the wake of political struggle, each foundation stone that the architects laid for the new imperial regime was accompanied by an awareness of the contingent nature of sovereign power. Contributing fresh perspectives on the architecture, decorative arts, and visual culture of revolutionary France, this book explores how Percier and Fontaine’s desire to build structures of permanence and their inadvertent reliance upon temporary architectural forms shaped a new awareness of time, memory, and modern political identity in France.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-05-23
Mått174 x 246 x 17 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor186
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780367199081

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Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgements Introduction: Finding Revolutionary Architecture in the Decorative Arts Visionary Friendship at the End of the Ancien Régime Clean Sheets and Water Magic Architects in Training Roman Fever Solo MissionsAn Etruscan Friendship Propulsion and Residue: Constructing the Revolutionary Interior Rome à Rebours Staging Antiquity and Austerity Revolutionary RearrangementsSeek, Record, DestroyThe Eternal Return of Luxury The Recueil de décorations intérieures: Furnishing a New Order Paper Studios Furnishing TechniquesStrategies of Redaction Consuming Desires Writing Against Fashion Between the Lines Empire Styles The Platinum Cabinet: Luxury in Times of UncertaintyPastoral Pastimes Incorruptible PrecisionFast Times in Consulate Paris Haunting Season Tent and Throne: Architecture in a State of Emergency Après CoupFantasies of the Ideal VillaA Permanent Work in ProgressLittle Pleasures The Moving BivouacPolitical TheologyDivorcing the PastCoda: Revolutionary Atonement

Iris Moon’s exciting reappraisal of Percier and Fontaine shows just how precarious monumental architecture can be: the Revolutionary instabilities underpinning their luxury designs for new Napoleonic elites demanded provisional solutions, fast responses, and adaptable designs. Her revelation of their process-oriented approach to architecture opens fresh perspectives on the visual culture of this time, from decorative arts to paper fantasies and mobile motifs. Susan Siegfried, Denise Riley Collegiate Professor of the History of Art and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan