Hugues Sambin

Hugues Sambin was a French architect, sculptor, hydraulic engineer and printmaker (1520–1601). He was born at Gray and died at Dijon.

Also recorded as Hughes Sambim.

Hugues Sambin in brief

Born
1520
Died
1601
Known for
architect, sculptor, hydraulic engineer and printmaker
Place of birth
Gray
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Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1500 to 1565.

Hôtel du Bouteiller. Maison Milsan. Parliament of Besançon. Parliament of Dijon. Armoire, dated 1565, held by Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre, inventory OA 6968. Capital in the Composite Order and Various Architectural Details, dated ca. 1554–60, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2012.577. Two Terms, Two Cornices and a Pillar, dated 1554, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1983.1137. Cabinet, dated 19th century, walnut, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 14.40.790. Dressoir, dated mid 1500s, walnut, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1942.606.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Sambin, Hugues, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Sambin, Hugues, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Sambin, Bénigne, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. <i>Le mobilier du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance en France</i>. Jacques Thirion<i>Hugues Sambin: Un créateur au XVIe siècle (vers 1520-1601)</i>. Alain Erlande-Brandenburg, Studies in the Decorative Arts, 2002.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Two Terms, Two Cornices and a Pillar (1554) — Internet Archive. Dressoir (1500) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1500Dressoir digitised by Internet Archive.
  2. 1520Hugues Sambin born at Gray.
  3. 1554Capital in the Composite Order and Various Architectural Details (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  4. 1554Two Terms, Two Cornices and a Pillar digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1565Armoire (Department of Decorative Arts of the Louvre).
  6. 1601Hugues Sambin died at Dijon.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    <i>Le mobilier du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance en France</i>. Jacques Thirion<i>Hugues Sambin: Un créateur au XVIe siècle (vers 1520-1601)</i>. Alain Erlande-Brandenburg, Studies in the Decorative Arts, 2002

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Sambin, Bénigne, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Sambin, Hugues, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Sambin, Hugues, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1091409226, Hugues Sambin (1989 : Dijon).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Hugues Sambin as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Hugues Sambin.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Hugues Sambin (8 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2725996: Hugues Sambin

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Hugues Sambin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Prints

3,791 published records in this field, each with its sources named.

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