MARTELLANGE, Étienne
(b. ca. 1568, Lyon, d. 1641, Paris)

Interior view

1627
Photo
Saint-Paul-et-Saint-Louis, Paris

In the first half of the seventeenth century, like most cities, Paris endowed itself with new parish churches, all based on a deliberately traditional - therefore medieval - framework: a central nave with aisles, transept, and ambulatory. Yet, by adapting certain modern forms, each one acquired its own character.

The church of Saint-Paul-et-Saint-Louis was a collaboration between Martellange who drew the initial plans and another Jesuit architect, François Derand, who was responsible for the design of the façade.

The photo shows the nave.