Édouard Didron (1836-1902) was a French stained glass artist and art writer.

Biography

Early life

Édouard Amedée Didron was born on 13 October 1836 in Paris.Dictionary of Art Historians: Didron, Adolphe Napoléon
/ref> His father was Mr Fiot and his mother, Ms Didron. His uncle, the archeologist and art historian

Adolphe Napoléon Didron Adolphe Napoléon Didron (1806–1867) was a French art historian and archaeologist. Biography Adolphe Napoléon Didron was born in Hautvillers on 13 March 1806. He began his education as a student of law. He then completed his early studies at t ...

(1806-1867), adopted him.

Career

He designed the stained glass in the Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in

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.Dominique Auzias, ''Marseille 2013 Petit Futé'',

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, 4 Apr 2013, p. 38

/ref> He also designed stained glass in the Sainte-Rosalie, Paris, Église Sainte-Rosalie in Paris, the Église Saint-Christophe in

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, the Église Saint-Ouen in Le Tronquay, the Église Notre-Dame in

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, the Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise in

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, the Basilica of St. Sernin in

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, the Eglise Notre Dame de Carentan and the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux in

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. Additionally, he wrote many books about art. He denounced the "bastardization" of Gothic art, which meant the decoration of bars and private residences with medieval and mock-medieval works. He was also the editor of '' Annales Archéologiques'' from 1867 to 1872.

Death

He died on 14 April 1902 in Paris.

List of Works

France * Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul,

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* Cathedrale Saint-Front,

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* Eglise Saint-Ouen, Le Tronquay, Eure * Basilica de Saint-Sernin,

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* Sainte-Roslie,

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, Île-de-France * Eglise Notre-Dame,

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* Saint-Christophe Church,

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* Cathedrale Saint-Maclou,

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United Kingdom * St. Mary's Church,

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Bibliography

* Nicolas-Marie-Joseph Chapuy, Édouard Didron, ''Allemagne monumentale et pittoresque: ou ses vues et ses monuments (accompagnés de notes historiques)'' (Goupil & Vibert, 1845). *Édouard Didron, ''Vitraux du Grand-Andely'', (Librairie archéologique de Victor Didron, 1863). *Édouard Didron, ''Les vitraux à l'expossition universelle de 1867'' (Librairie archéologique de Victor Didron, 1868). *Édouard Didron, ''Quelques Mots sur l'Art Chrétien à propos de l'Image du Sacré-Cœur'' (1874). *Édouard Didron, Louis Clémandot, ''Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1878 À Paris. Groupe III. Classe 19. Rapport Sur Les Cristaux, la Verrerie, Et Les Vitraux.'' (1880). *Édouard Didron, ''Catalogue de la bibliothèque iconographique et archéologique de feu'' (Emile-Paul, 1903, 87 pages).Google Books
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Didron, Edouard Artists from Paris French stained glass artists and manufacturers 1836 births 1902 deaths