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Caryatid, Grand Salon, Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France

Caryatid beneath the dome, by Girardon, 1628-1715, representing the months and seasons, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The dome itself was intended to be painted by Charles Le Brun with a giant fresco, The Palace of the Sun, although this was never completed. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Caryatid beneath the dome, by Girardon, 1628-1715, representing the months and seasons, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The dome itself was intended to be painted by Charles Le Brun with a giant fresco, The Palace of the Sun, although this was never completed. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen