Charles Philippe Dieussart
Charles ( or Charle ) Philippe Dieussart (* 1625, † 1696 ) was an architect and sculptor who worked in Germany.
Life
Dieussart was probably a native of Holland Huguenot. 1657 joined Dieussart in the service of the Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg- Güstrow. Among his first works in Mecklenburg and at the same time one of its most important part of the mansion Rossewitz, the first Baroque building in Mecklenburg. It is also known for the tomb Günther von Passow in Guestrower Cathedral. The construction of the gatehouse at Güstrow ( 1671) Castle is attributed to him. Another focus of his work was the Dargun Castle, where he rebuilt the West Wing among others.
Several tours have taken him throughout Europe, including to Copenhagen, where he was given the opportunity in 1668, for King Frederik III. to work. At the request of Duke Gustav Adolf, however, the king renounced, and Dieussart returned to Güstrow. In 1679 he published the book Theatrum in Architecture civilis that had a big impact in that time.
He then went as electoral architects and sculptors to Brandenburg - Prussia in the service of the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm. His main work there is the hunting Glienicke (1682-1693 built ).
He spent his last years in the Principality of Bayreuth in the service of Margrave Christian Ernst as court and country builder. He then led the transformation of the Old Palace at the Bayreuth marketplace, including the facade design comes from him. After his death, Leonhard Dietzenhofer was his successor, whose work was influenced by Dieussart.
Writings
- Theatrum in Architecture civilis. Güstrow 1682nd ( digitized )