Vaux-le-Vicomte: A Private Invitation

Name: Vaux-le-Vicomte: A Private Invitation
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SKU: 9782081513525
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By Guillaume Picon

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Vaux-le-Vicomte: A Private Invitation explores the rich history of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, built in 1641 by the French Finance Minister Nicolas Fouquet. The collaboration of renowned artisans—architect Louis Le Vau, painter Charles le Brun, and garden designer André Le Notre—resulted in a masterpiece harmonising architecture and landscape. The château inspired Louis XIV's Versailles and has been a historical monument since 1875. This volume traces its journey through the seventeenth century, the Belle Époque, World War I, and its opening to the public in 1968, enhanced by exclusive photography and archival documents revealing court secrets and centuries of celebrations.
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Ideal for enthusiasts of French history, architecture, garden design, and those seeking a visually stunning coffee table book about a seventeenth-century artistic masterpiece.

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Vaux-le-Vicomte: A Private Invitation's rich history began in 1641 when infamous French Finance Minister Nicolas Fouquet, the original owner, surrounded himself with the most skilled and talented artisans of the time: the architect Louis Le Vau, the painter Charles le Brun, and the garden designer André Le Notre, to create a perfect harmony between architecture and landscape. The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte and its spectacular gardens fascinated Louis XIV and were the inspiration for Versailles.

Classified as a historical monument since 1875 under the impetus of the owner at the time, the castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte quickly became a model of the artistic genius of the seventeenth century.

This volume traces the château's history from the seventeenth-century through the Belle Époque, World War I, and its public opening in 1968. Exclusive photography and archival documents offer unprecedented access to the château, furnishings, and gardens, and illuminate the extraordinary secrets of court life and centuries of celebrations that include the enchanting candlelit tours held today.

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"Even without the origin story, the house—widely considered the most extravagant private home in France—would have a following. Now, readers can discover why." — BLOOMBERG NEWS

"...a delightful new coffee table book" — THEDAILYMAIL.COM

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9782081513525

Publisher: Editions Flammarion

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 September 2021

Country: France

Imprint: Flammarion

Illustration: 280 Illustrations

Contributors:

Photographs by Bruno Ehrs
Foreword by Alexandre de Vogüé

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 245.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 2400g

Pages: 304

Collections

Arts & Culture European History Guillaume Picon History & Archaeology History & Military Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

Guillaume Picon is a French historian, specializing in the study of institutional archives, an editor, and an exhibition curator. He is the author of Versailles: A Private Invitation (Flammarion, 2019).

Bruno Ehrs is an award-winning Swedish photographer; his work has been published in Château de Villette, Villa Balbiano, A Day at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, and Chaumet.