Louis le Vau

The main architect for Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte was Louis le Vau. Here are some interesting facts about this man:

1. He was the chief architect for King Louis XIV. This leads me to wonder...did Nicolas Fouquet use him because he was the King's architect? If so, why was there a misunderstanding about Fouquet's intentions for building the Chateau?
2. Le Vau used influence from Italian architecture which is evident when viewing the ceiling in Vaux-le-Vicomte and seeing the allegorical paintings and ornate moldings.
3. In Le Vau's architectural biography there isn't much talk on the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, instead he is most known for creating Versailles. This is interesting to note because the Chateau was fully built first and holds just as much grandeur in it's own way.

http://en.chateauversailles.fr/history/versailles-during-the-centuries/the-palace-construction/louis-le-vau-1612-1670

"HistoryVersailles through the Centuries." Louis Le Vau. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.