lecture 5- Borque pt. 2

Baroque Architecture in France

• Château of Pierrefonds

  • Location: Pierrefonds, France

  • Period: Begun around 1390

  • Style: Medieval Château

• Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte

  • Location: Vaux-le-Vicomte, southeast of Paris, France

  • Period: 1657-1661

  • Architect: Louis Le Vau

  • Garden Architect: André Le Nôtre

  • Painter/Decorator: Charles Le Brun

  • Client: Nicolas Fouquet, Minister of Finance

  • Terms:

    • Enfilade

    • Mansard Roof

    • Parterre

French Society under the Ancien Régime (Before the French Revolution)

• The Three Estates:

  • First Estate: Clergy (Those who pray, primarily Roman Catholic)

  • Second Estate: Nobility (Those who fight)

  • Third Estate: Commoners (Those who work)

Château of Pierrefonds

• Period: c. 1390

Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte

• Period: 1657-1661

Two Engraved Portraits by Robert Nanteuil

• Left: Nicolas Fouquet

• Right: Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte: Architectural Features

• Entrance Front

• Garden Front

First Floor Plan

• Various chambers indicated, with notable features

  • Includes:

    • Chambre

    • Antichambre

    • Cabinet

Enfilade Concept

• Enfilades are linear sequences of rooms in a building, allowing for visibility from one room to the next

Rooms and Garden Reference

• King's Bedroom:

  • Outlined in red on the plan

• Oval Salon:

  • Outlined in red on the plan

Gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte

• Designed by André Le Nôtre

• Features Parterre design

• Overview of gardens included

• The notes summarize key architectural works and societal structures in France, focusing predominantly on the Baroque period and its representation in key properties.