Joseph Brousseau Explained

Joseph Brousseau (1733–1797) was an architect active in Limousin, France, in the 18th century.^[1] His work includes Château de Faye, Limoges, Lycée Gay-Lussac, the bishops Palace in Limousin, Chapel of the Visitation, various castles in the vicinity of Limoges, and the Episcopal Palace of the Sée in Normandy.

Early life

Born in Solignac in Haute-Vienne to 1733 He was the fourth of ten children, to Jean Brousseau, a Carpenter, and Catherine Boudet. He was baptised in the parish of Sainte-Félicité de Limoges, near Pont Saint-Martial on 17 September.^[2]

Brousseau grew up in Limoges.^[3] He learned "on the job" building trades, into hollow where it stone-cutter and fitter. He then begins to draw plans himself and learned the trade of a master architect. He was then, from the 1760s, assign different achievements and became known in the region.

His first project as architect was the castle of Sainte-Feyre, it was built on the foundations of the ancient fortress between 1758 and 1762.

He died at Sées on February 5, 1797.

Corpus of work

He completed numerous projects^[4] including:

• Château de Sainte – Feyre, on the bases of the feudal Castle near Guéret (Creuse), 1760
• Château de Salvanet
• Castle of the husk, Veyrac, 1763
• Château de Beauvais, Limoges, 1765
• Palace of the bishopric, Limoges, 1766^[5]
• Musée de l'Evêché^{[6] [7]}
• New facade of the college of Limoges (now Lycée Gay-Lussac), 1767
• Chapel of the Visitation, Limoges, 1771
• Rigoulene hotel, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, 1772
• The Boucher House, at the corner of streets golden Jug and the Consulate, Limoges, 1772
• Renovation and development of the general hospital of Limoges, Limoges, 1773
• Reconstruction of the church Notre-Dame,
• Argentre-du-plessis,^{[8] [9]} 1775
• Renovation of the Church Saint-Sylvain, Ahun, 1775
• Château de Salvanet, Saint-Priest-Taurion, 1776
• Palace of the bishopric, Sées, 1778
• Convent of Providence, Limoges, 1779
• Renovation and development of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Sées,^[10] Sées, 1780
• Château de Faye, Flavignac, 1782
• Convent of Augustins, Mortemart, 1785
• Château de Lavergne, Saint-Priest-Ligoure, 1785
• Redevelopment of the choir of the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne de Limoges, Limoges, 1788
• Château de Guéret, current Museum of the Sénatorerie

Notes and References

1. http://structurae.net/persons/data/index.cfm?id=d006519 Joseph Brousseau Biographical Information
2. Christian Taillard, Joseph Brousseau. Architecte limousin au temps des lumières, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 1992, p533.
3. http://www.ville-limoges.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=9&Itemid=83&lang=en City Excursions – Ville de Limoges
4. Christian Taillard, Joseph Brousseau, (Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (France), 1992).
5. http://www.museebal.fr/en/node/783 The Bishops' Palace
6. http://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0021688 Musée de l'Evêché
7. http://www.frenchentree.com/france-limousin-tourism-leisure/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=46347 Guide to Limousin's Museums
8. http://www.alapetitefrance.com/en/our-region.html La Petite France
9. Sees, at Voyage France.com.
10. http://mappinggothic.org/building/1196 Sées, Cathédrale Notre-Dame