Jean Métezeau ( ? – 27 April 1600 in Dreux) was a 16th-century French architect. He came from a family of master masons and general contractors from Dreux. He was the son of Clément Métezeau and brother of Thibault Métezeau, also architects.[1]

Family tree of the "Métezeau"

A disciple of Philibert de l'Orme, Métezeau worked at Dreux as a master builder at the Église Saint-Pierre de Dreux [fr], where he reinterpreted gothic architecture in the spirit of what De l'Orme made at the Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes. After completing the Saint-Vincent tower, he probably built the south arm of the transept and its portal.

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  1. ^ Berty 1860; Babelon 1996.

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