Vaux-le-Vicomte: A Private Invitation
$138.89
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2022
Summary
Vaux-le-Vicomte’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 his…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9782081513525 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 2081513528 |
| Author: | Guillaume Picon, Bruno Ehrs, Alexandre de Vogüé |
| Publisher: | Editions Flammarion |
| Imprint: | Flammarion |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 2.39kg |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 318mm x 386mm |
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Critics Review
“Even without the origin story, the house—widely considered the most extravagant private home in France—would have a following. Now, in a new book, Vaux-le-Vicomte: A Private Invitation (Flammarion, $85), readers will be able to discover why.” —BLOOMBERG NEWS
”…a delightful new coffee table book” —THEDAILYMAIL.COM
Guillaume Picon
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.
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