Vaux Le Vicomte (1661) *

Artist/Designer: Louis Le Vau, Jules Hardouin

Project Location: France

Figure 1: View of the Courtyard through the main entry halls. ( Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 2: Detours En France Official. King's Room, (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Photographer: Detours En France )

Figure 3: Detours En France Official. The Grand Salon, (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Photographer: Detours En France )

Figure 4: ArtSTOR. Chateau; Interior view #2 of dome hall, (2018). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 8, 2018 | Photographer: Andrew Tallon )

Figure 5: ArtSTOR.Chateau; Interior view of entry hall, (2018). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 8, 2018 | Photographer: Andrew Tallon )

Style/Period(s):
Baroque

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Paint, Wall Paper

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Palace Vaux-le-Vicomte

Louis Le Vau - Architect | Accessed : October 8, 2018

Andre Le Notre - Landscape Architect | Accessed : October 8, 2018

Significant Date(s):
17th Century, 1661

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Boorman, Andrew. "The World of Andre Le Notre." Landscape Research 25, no. 1 (2000): 151.
Cabestan, Jean-François. "Alexandre Cojannot, Louis Le Vau Et Les Nouvelles Ambitions De L’architecture Française, 1612-1654, 2012." Bulletin Monumental 171, no. 3 (2013): 276-78.
Pérez Herranz, Fernando Miguel. "La Perspectiva «natural» De André Le Nôtre En Los Jardines De Vaux Le Viconte." Eikasia: Revista De Filosofía, no. 43 (2012): 7-12.
Thomas, Dana, and Gay Gassmann. "The Gardener of Versailles." New York Times (1923-Current File) (New York, N.Y.), 2014.

Building Address: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte 77950 MAINCY - FRANCE

Significant Dates: Construction Dates (1658 - 1661)

Supporting Staff/ Designers:
Louis Le Vau (Architect)
André le Nôtre (Landscape Architect)
Charles Le Brun (Interior Artist and Painter)

Tags: Baroque, France Palaces, Baroque, Nature, Landscape Interior, French Classicism

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