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CELLIER, Jacques - b. ~1550 ?, d. 1620 Reims - WGA

CELLIER, Jacques

(b. ~1550 ?, d. 1620 Reims)

French draftsman and organist in the Cathedral of Laon, and later in the Cathedral of Reims. He executed two manuscripts, one in 1583-87 for the daughter of Charles IX, and another in 1593-97 for Claude de Lisle, governor of Laon. Both are decorated with drawings of musical instruments, monuments, and various decorative motifs.

The Hôtel de Ville in Paris

An album of pen-and-ink drawings, made by Jacques Cellier in the 1580s, accurately records the appearance of some Parisian buildings during the Renaissance. This drawing shows the H�tel de Ville, designed by Domenico da Cortona, in incomplete form: aside from the Pavillon Saint-Jean to the right, the upper portions remain unbuilt.

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