{"product_id":"pavillon-de-imperatrice-exposition-universelle-1867","title":"EMPRESS'S PAVILION","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis Universal Exposition - 1867\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolychrome enamelled earthenware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDestroyed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e© National Archives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePavilion, known as the \u003cem\u003eEmpress's Pavilion\u003c\/em\u003e, built for the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition, in the reserved \u003cstrong\u003epark\u003c\/strong\u003e developed on the \u003cstrong\u003eChamp-de-Mars\u003c\/strong\u003e. This \u003cstrong\u003ecollective project\u003c\/strong\u003e brought together several artists and craftsmen, including Auguste Jean, who was responsible for the execution of the \u003cstrong\u003eexterior friezes, tympana, and medallions in enamelled earthenware\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConceived on the initiative of upholsterer \u003cstrong\u003eHenri Penon\u003c\/strong\u003e and architect \u003cstrong\u003eDemimuid\u003c\/strong\u003e, the pavilion was built \u003cstrong\u003ein honor of Empress Eugénie\u003c\/strong\u003e with the ambition of bringing together, within a single edifice, the productions of various entrepreneurs and artists. A second pavilion, intended for the Emperor, mirrored it in the grand park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctagonal in plan and accessed by three steps, the pavilion was set within a vast landscaped garden punctuated by paths, streams, valleys, and artificial hills. Its interior, \u003cstrong\u003edecorated in the Neo-Louis XVI style\u003c\/strong\u003e, consisted of a single salon lit by four windows and topped with a dome. Although several photographs and lithographs now allow its architecture to be reconstructed, they unfortunately do not convey the polychromy provided by Auguste Jean's earthenware decorations. The contemporary press, which described the building as a \"marvel of taste, grace, and elegance,\" nevertheless attests to the \u003cstrong\u003efavorable reception\u003c\/strong\u003e it received.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis achievement \u003cstrong\u003ealso testifies to the revival of polychromy in architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e during the Second Empire, particularly fostered by the renewed interest in enamelled earthenware and its use as an integral element of architectural decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auguste Jean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54588856598869,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/5255\/4069\/files\/pavillon-imperatrice-auguste-jean-photo-exposition-universelle-paris-1867_685a976b-fbae-4cf0-84a3-311276adc3ef.png?v=1786390244","url":"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/en\/products\/pavillon-de-imperatrice-exposition-universelle-1867","provider":"Auguste Jean","version":"1.0","type":"link"}