Henri Révoil Explained
| Henri Révoil |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1822 |
| Birth Place: | Aix-en-Provence |
| Death Date: | 20 March 1900 |
| Death Place: | Mouriès |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Architect |
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| Children: | Paul Révoil – |
Henri Révoil (1822–1900) was a 19th-century French architect.
Biography
Early life
Henri Révoil was born in 1822 in Aix-en-Provence. His father was the painter Pierre Révoil.
Career
From 1855 to 1860, he designed the facade of the Église de la Madeleine, which is listed as a Monument historique.[1] [2] [3] [4] He also designed the lower part of the Fontaine du Roi René on the Cours Mirabeau in 1819; three years later, in 1822, David d'Angers (1788–1856) designed a statue of René of Anjou on top of it.[5]
Additionally, he was commissioned to decorate the Marseille Cathedral in Marseille.[6] [7] He went on to restore many other churches in Provence.[7]
Additionally, he restored the Château de Tarascon in Tarascon.[8]
He was a member of the Académie de Nîmes.[9]
Personal life
He was married to Louise-Anais-Henriette Baragnon (1830-1870).[10] They resided in Nîmes.[7] Their son, Paul Révoil (1856-1914), became a diplomat and nonfiction author.
He died in 1900 in Mouriès.
Bibliography
- Henri Révoil, Architecture romane du midi de la France: Architecture civile (Morel, 1874, Volume 3, 43 pages)[11]
Notes and References
- Liliane Counord, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Gérard Bernar, Dominique Auzias, Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2010, p. 166
- Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 188 https://books.google.com/books?id=Z45itDova1UC&pg=PA188
- Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Aix-en-Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2012, p. 299 https://books.google.com/books?id=9gH85A0qBa4C&pg=PA299
- Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2013, p. 172 https://books.google.com/books?id=-Nq-S2WCgs8C&pg=PA172
- https://books.google.com/books?id=Lb_erfz3aLwC&pg=PA139 Aix en provence: Pays Aixois et Salonais, Petit Futé, 2010, p. 140
- Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Les 100 plus belles églises de France 2011 - 2012, Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 222 https://books.google.com/books?id=zk5cbx4fAMcC&pg=PA221
- Jacques Benoist, Le Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Editions de l'Atelier, 1992, Volumes 1-2, p. 441 https://books.google.com/books?id=iMpJf20gU24C&pg=PA441
- Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Paule Valois, Les 100 plus beaux châteaux de France, Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 196 https://books.google.com/books?id=EKdU1G5c1wIC&pg=PA196
- Jacques Meine, Edmond Vermeil, le germaniste (1878-1964): Du Languedocien à l'Européen, Editions L'Harmattan, 2012, p. 33 https://books.google.com/books?id=qVDlUdOXpKgC&pg=PA33
- Vincent Wright, Les préfets de Gambetta, Presses Paris Sorbonne, 2007, p. 85 https://books.google.com/books?id=FS3-0Q0KzOYC&pg=PT64
- https://books.google.com/books?id=HVK6QAAACAAJ&q=%22Henri+R%C3%A9voil%22+architecte Google Books
