Tapestry, Chamber of the Muses, Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Tapestry, detail, made c. 1630 at Faubourg Saint-Marcel for Cardinal Barberini, depicting the Story of Amyntas and Sylvia. Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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