Charles Philippe Dieussart (also Charles Philipp) (ca. 1625–1696) was a Dutch architect and sculptor, active in Germany in the second half of the seventeenth century. Most notably, he designed the Jagdschloss Glienicke, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dieussart was descended from French Huguenots who had moved to the Dutch Republic and is thought to have been born in Rome. [a] His brother was the sculptor Jean Baptiste Dieussart, who mainly worked in Sweden. [1] [2] In 1657, he entered the service of Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. His first important commission, which remained among his most important contributions, was the Rossewitz Castle, the first Baroque building in Mecklenburg. Also, well-known is the tomb he designed for Günther von Passow in the Güstrow Cathedral.
He wrote the book Theatrum architecturae civilis [3] [4] that was published in several editions (1679 and 1682 in Güstrow, 1692 and possibly also 1695 in Bayreuth), [3] dedicated to various of his patrons, [b] [3] and for which the architect Leonhard Dientzenhofer commissioned a posthumous edition in Bamberg (with changed dedication and foreword) [5] in 1697. [6]
Charles Philippe Dieussart (also Charles Philipp) (ca. 1625–1696) was a Dutch architect and sculptor, active in Germany in the second half of the seventeenth century. Most notably, he designed the Jagdschloss Glienicke, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dieussart was descended from French Huguenots who had moved to the Dutch Republic and is thought to have been born in Rome. [a] His brother was the sculptor Jean Baptiste Dieussart, who mainly worked in Sweden. [1] [2] In 1657, he entered the service of Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. His first important commission, which remained among his most important contributions, was the Rossewitz Castle, the first Baroque building in Mecklenburg. Also, well-known is the tomb he designed for Günther von Passow in the Güstrow Cathedral.
He wrote the book Theatrum architecturae civilis [3] [4] that was published in several editions (1679 and 1682 in Güstrow, 1692 and possibly also 1695 in Bayreuth), [3] dedicated to various of his patrons, [b] [3] and for which the architect Leonhard Dientzenhofer commissioned a posthumous edition in Bamberg (with changed dedication and foreword) [5] in 1697. [6]