Pierre de Chelles (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də ʃɛl]) was a French architect from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He was one of the architects of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral. He completed the choir began in 1300, the high flying buttresses above the apse, and the building of the rood screen. He was also a sculptor.
Tomb effigy of Philippe III at Saint-Denis
De Chelles was related to Jean de Chelles, who was his father or uncle.
Work
editPierre de Chelles was also the author of the tomb effigy[1] of Philip III of France (1245–1285).
References
edit- ^ Quoted by Georges Bordonove, in Les Rois qui ont fait la France, Philippe le Bel, page 16 - Éditions Pygmalion / Gérard Watelet - Paris, 1984.
External links
edit- Pierre de Chelles on Encyclopédie Universalis
