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Louis Le Vau
(1612 - 11th Oct, 1670)
Recueil du Louvre (tome 1)
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Michèle Bellot
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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About the artwork
Title:
Recueil du Louvre (tome 1)
Periods:
17th century
modern age
XVIIth century
Inventory number:
Rec1folio21
Detail:
Plan général du Louvre avec la Seine, la cour Carrée, le château des Tuileries et l'église Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Louis Le Vau
Also known as:
Louis Le Veau
Born:
1612
Dead:
11th Oct, 1670
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Louis Le Vau
(1612 – 11 October 1670) was a French Classical architect who worked for Louis XIV of France. He was born and died in Paris. He was responsible, with André Le Nôtre and Charles Le Brun, for the redesign of the château of Vaux-le-Vicomte. His later works included the Palace of Versailles and his collaboration with Claude Perrault on the
Palais du Louvre
. Le Vau also designed two mirroring additions across the Parterre to the evergrowing Château de Vincennes, the Château du Raincy…
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