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Louis Le Vau (French pronunciation: [lwi lə vo]; 1612 – 11 October 1670) was a French Baroque architect, who worked for Louis XIV of France. He was an architect that helped develop the French Classical style in the 17th century.
Le Vau was the first architect to carry out major work on Versailles under King Louis XIV. He built the King’s and Queen’s State Apartments and the white stone façade on the garden side, known as “Le Vau’s Envelope”.
Louis XIV was impressed by the château and its gardens, which were the work of Louis Le Vau, the court architect since 1654, André Le Nôtre, the royal gardener since 1657, and Charles Le Brun, a painter in royal service since 1647.
May 17, 2018 · The French architect Louis Le Vau (1612-1670) was one of the creators of the French classical style, which dominated the academic architecture of the 17th century. Louis Le Vau was born in Paris, the son of a master mason of the same name.
In April 1667, Colbert, with the king's approval, appointed Louis Le Vau, Charles Le Brun, and Claude Perrault to a committee, the Petit Conseil, to prepare new designs.
Louis Le Vau designed the additional buildings in 1663 to house the College of the Four Nations (Collège des Quatre-Nations), paid for by a legacy from Louis XIV’s minister Cardinal Mazarin, who had brought the four entities in question—Pignerol (Pinerolo, in the Italian Piedmont), Alsace,… Read More; French literature
Premier grand architecte du Versailles de Louis XIV, Le Vau est l’auteur des Grands Appartements du Roi et de la Reine ainsi que de la façade de pierre blanche côté jardin, dénommée « Enveloppe de Le Vau ».
Louis Le Vau (1612-70): French Architect, Leading Baroque Designer: Responsible For Palace of Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte Chateau, Church of Saint-Sulpice.
Dec 6, 2023 · Louis le Vau, André le Nôtre, and Charles le Brun, Palace of Versailles, 1664–1710 (photo: Marc Vassal, CC BY-SA 2.0) When the King of France, Louis XIV, first decided to build a new palace and move his court out of Paris, there was nothing on his chosen site at Versailles but a smallish hunting lodge.
Louis Le Vau (Paris, 1612 - 1670) was a French architect, one of the creators of French Baroque classicism, known as the "Louis XIV" style, which successfully merged with Baroque art. His style is characterized by the simplicity of constructions and elegant decorations.
