Édouard Didron

Édouard Didron
Édouard Didron
Born	13 October 1836; Paris
Died	14 April 1902 (aged 65); Paris
Nationality	French
Occupation	Stained glass artist
Parent(s)	Mr Fiot; Ms Didron
Relatives	Adolphe Napoléon Didron (uncle)

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.^[1] His father was Mr Fiot and his mother, Ms Didron. His uncle, the archeologist and art historian Adolphe Napoléon Didron (1806-1867), adopted him.^[1]

Career

He designed the stained glass in the Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in Marseille.^[2] He also designed stained glass in the Église Sainte-Rosalie in Paris, the Église Saint-Christophe in Cergy, the Église Saint-Ouen in Le Tronquay, the Église Notre-Dame in Neufchâtel-en-Bray, the Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise in Pontoise, the Basilica of St. Sernin in Toulouse, the Eglise Notre Dame de Carentan and the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux in Périgueux.

Additionally, he wrote many books about art.^[1] He denounced the "bastardization" of Gothic art, which meant the decoration of bars and private residences with medieval and mock-medieval works.^[3] He was also the editor of Annales Archéologiques from 1867 to 1872.^[1]

Death

He died on 14 April 1902 in Paris.^[1]

List of Works

France

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône
Cathedrale Saint-Front, Périgueux, Dordogne
Eglise Saint-Ouen, Le Tronquay, Eure
Basilica de Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
Sainte-Roslie, Paris, Île-de-France
Eglise Notre-Dame, Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Seine-Maritime
Saint-Christophe Church, Créteil, Val-de-Marne
Cathedrale Saint-Maclou, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise
Église Saint Germain des Prés, Paris : dated 1894, in the chapel Saint Joseph in the ambulatory

United Kingdom

St. Mary's Church, Feltwell, Norfolk

Bibliography

Nicolas-Marie-Joseph Chapuy, Édouard Didron, Allemagne monumentale et pittoresque: ou ses vues et ses monuments (accompagnés de notes historiques) (Goupil & Vibert, 1845).^[4]
Édouard Didron, Vitraux du Grand-Andely, (Librairie archéologique de Victor Didron, 1863).^[5]
Édouard Didron, Les vitraux à l'expossition universelle de 1867 (Librairie archéologique de Victor Didron, 1868).^[6]^[7]
Édouard Didron, Quelques Mots sur l'Art Chrétien à propos de l'Image du Sacré-Cœur (1874).^[8]
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).^[9]
Édouard Didron, Catalogue de la bibliothèque iconographique et archéologique de feu (Emile-Paul, 1903, 87 pages).^[10]

Gallery

Édouard Didron

Stained glass inside the Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in Marseille
Stained glass inside the Église Sainte-Rosalie in Paris
Stained glass inside the Église Saint-Christophe in Cergy
Stained glass representing Archbishop François de Harlay inside the Église Saint-Ouen in Le Tronquay
Stained glass representing Archbishop Jean de Marigny inside the Église Saint-Ouen in Le Tronquay
Stained glass inside the Église Saint-Ouen in Le Tronquay
Stained glass inside the Église Saint-Ouen in Le Tronquay
Stained glass inside the Église Notre-Dame in Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Stained glass inside the Église Notre-Dame in Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Stained glass inside the Église Notre-Dame in Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Stained glass inside the Église Notre-Dame in Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Stained glass inside the Église Notre-Dame in Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise
Stained glass inside the Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux
Stained glass inside the Cathédrale Saint-Front de Périgueux