Tapestry, King's antechamber, Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Portiere des Renommees, a tapestry covering the door, made from wool, silk and gold and silver thread at Maincy in the 17th century, in the King's antechamber, a room in the State Apartment reserved for the King, at 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 room was converted to a library in the 18th century by Jean-Baptiste Berthier, for Cesar-Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin. 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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13442182

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45130301

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5906px x 4122px (16.6MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen