Philibert Le Roy

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The garden facade of Le Roy's new chateau at Versailles, after an engraving by Israel Silvestre
The Cour de Marbre at Versailles, beneath the rich ornamentation is the three-winged chateau of Philibert Le Roy

Philibert Le Roy (French pronunciation:

military engineer[1] who worked in the Baroque and classical styles. Today, he is chiefly remembered for his appointment as "royal engineer and architect" to King Louis XIII.[2]

Works

Historical records show that in 1625 Le Roy was employed by the King's brother,

chateau
replacing the existing hunting lodge. This phase of construction was completed in 1634.

It was this small chateau of three wings around an open court that would eventually become the core of the great

. A near contemporary of the Versailles chateau, the construction of Maisons is considered a defining moment in French architecture's movement towards the Baroque style.

Little more is known of Le Roy's personal life. He died in 1646.

Notes

  1. ^ Buisseret 2002, p 117
  2. ^ Chateau de Versailles[permanent dead link] accessed 21 October 2009
  3. ^ Structurae Philibert Le Roy[permanent dead link] En français. Accessed 21 October 2009
  4. ^ Versailles, p12.
  5. ^ Spawforth, p3

References

  • Buisseret, David (2002). Ingénieurs et fortifications avant Vauban: L'organisation d'un service royal aux XVIe-XVIIe siècles. Paris: CTHS.
  • Edited by William Doyle (2001). Old Regime France 1648-1788. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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  • Beatrix Saule, Daniel Meyer (2008). Versailles. Versailles: Pierre Kegels. .
  • Spawforth, Tony (2008). Versailles: A Biography of a Palace. New York: St. Martin's Press. .