(Gabriel) Jacquesanzh (27.10. 1698,
Paris, -4.1.1782, there), French architect. It learned in its
father. With 1742 first architect of king and the President of
the academy of architecture. One of the founders of classicism 18 V. In its works
(reconstruction of the interiors of palace in Versailles and
reconstruction its North of the wing, named subsequently wing g.,
1735-74; Voyen. school in Paris, 1751-75; Operatic hall in
Versailles, 1763-70) g. contradicted against the emphasized
representativeness of architecture 17 v. and capricious whimsicality
of the decor of rococo the
rationality of planning, logich. clarity, simplicity and the
clearness of forms, the refinement of the restrained finishing.
Harmonious, refined on the proportions small trianone (1762-64),
built with g. in the park of Versailles, signified passage from
aristokratich. of palace to the intimate house, and the planning
connected from the mountains with mains and the building of pl. of
Ludovik XV (now pl. of agreement) open to the Seine in Paris (1753-75)
were important stage in the comprehension of arkhit. of ensemble as
the organic part of the spaces, composition of city. Portraitstr. 616.
It is cast: Gromort G, Jacques-Ange Gabriel, sa vie, son oeuvre, P,
1933.
