Arts Society – Vaux le Vicomte. Fit for a King. The Inspiration behind Versailles Palace

Do come for a wonderful richly illustrated talk. If you are not a member (we are recruiting new members now) do come as a visitor to the hall. Just pay £8 at the door

French 17th century chateau design owes much to one man; the ambitious visionary Nicolas Fouquet who is still something of an enigma today. He seemed invincible but made one grave error of judgement which was to lead to his downfall. He employed the country’s best talent of the day to commission a spectacular chateau for himself. In doing so he was completely outshining the Sun King. The story that ensues is legendary

Our lecturer is Carole Petipher.

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