Bertrand Jestaz, 2 February 1939 in

Fontainebleau Fontainebleau (; ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the ''arrondissement ...

, is a French

art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

, specialized in French and Italian

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

and in French

classical art Ancient Greek art stands out among that of other ancient cultures for its development of naturalistic but idealized depictions of the human body, in which largely nude male figures were generally the focus of innovation. The rate of stylistic d ...

Biography

A student of the

École Nationale des Chartes The École Nationale des Chartes (, literally National School of Charters) is a French ''grande école'' and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at ...

and the

École du Louvre The École du Louvre is an institution of higher education and grande école located in the Aile de Flore of the Louvre Palace in Paris, France. It is dedicated to the study of archaeology, art history, anthropology and epigraphy. Admission is ...

, he dedicated his archivist and palaeographer thesis to

Jules Hardouin-Mansart Jules Hardouin-Mansart (; 16 April 1646 – 11 May 1708) was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires (1684–1690); Place Vendôme (1690); the domed chapel of Les Invalides (1690), and the Grand T ...

(1962). After graduating from the École des chartes, he was appointed to the , then at the

École française de Rome The École française de Rome (EFR) is a French research institute for history, archaeology, and the social sciences; overseen by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and a division of the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et d ...

. As curator, he organized several exhibitions including (with and Colombe Samoyault-Verlet) ''Dix siècles de joaillerie française'' (Louvre, 1962), (with

Michel Laclotte Michel Laclotte (Saint Malo, France, 27 October 1929 – Montauban, 10 August 2021) was a French art historian and museum director, specialising in 14th and 15th century Italian and French painting. Early life and education Laclotte's father, ...

and Sylvie Béguin) ''L'École de Fontainebleau'' (Grand Palais, 1972–1973). In 1980, he succeeded

André Chastel André Chastel (15 November 1912, Paris – 18 July 1990, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French art historian, author of an important work on the Renaissance, Italian Renaissance. He was a professor at the Collège de France, where he held the chair of ...

at the Renaissance Art History chair at the

École pratique des hautes études The École pratique des hautes études (), abbreviated EPHE, is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is highly selective, and counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions. It is a constituent college o ...

. Meanwhile, he was a professor at the Ecole du Louvre and at the École des chartes until 2003. Jestaz was awarded the Prize XVIIe in 2009 for his biography of Jules Hardouin-Mansart.

Main publications

*1966: ''Le Voyage d'Italie de Robert de Cotte'', De Boccard. *19771994: (collectif) ''Le Palais Farnèse'', École française de Rome. *1984: ''L'Art de la Renaissance'', Mazenod. . *1990: ''L'Hôtel et l'Église des Invalides'', CNMHS-Picard. *1995: ''La Renaissance de l'architecture, de Brunelleschi à Palladio'', collection «

Découvertes Gallimard (, ; in United Kingdom: ''New Horizons'', in United States: ''Abrams Discoveries'') is an editorial collection of illustrated monographic books published by the Éditions Gallimard in pocket format. The books are concise introductions to pa ...

» (nº 242), série Arts. Paris: Gallimard. **1996: ''Architecture of the Renaissance: From Brunelleschi to Palladio'', '

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' series. London: Thames & Hudson. **1996: ''Architecture of the Renaissance: From Brunelleschi to Palladio'', "

Abrams Discoveries Abrams may refer to: * Abrams (surname), a list of notable people with the surname * '' Abrams v. United States'', 250 U.S. 616 (1919), U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding free speech during times of war * M1 Abrams, main battle tank * Abrams, Wi ...

" series. New York: Harry N. Abrams. *2003: (collectif) ''Art et artistes en France, de la Renaissance à la Révolution'', ''Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes'', tome 161. *2008: ''Jules Hardouin-Mansart'', Picard, 2 vol.

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