Vaux-le-Vicomte

A Private Invitation

Guillaume Picon, Bruno Ehrs, Alexandre de Vogüé

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Flammarion
24 January 2022

Palaces, chateaux, country houses

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 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.

By: Guillaume Picon
Photographs by: Bruno Ehrs
Foreword by: Alexandre de Vogüé
Imprint: Flammarion
Country of Publication: France
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 245mm,
Weight: 2.400kg
ISBN: 9782081513525
ISBN 10: 2081513528
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 24 January 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Vaux-le-Vicomte: A Private Invitation

"""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"