This is awesome, another reason to visit my belle France, in all its splendeurs! A must to visit indeed. Another wonderful memory of my dear late wife Martine, and I traveling in her native department the beauty is amazing. We came here the second year after marriage in 1992 and have been coming here regularly in our visits from the USA, and ,then, while living in France. This is a wonderful story and a beautiful castle still in private hands ! Do see my other posts on the castle in my blog, as this will be short and sassy with new pictures ,even if some repeated text.This is all from our latest visit this week. A reminder, the Château Vaux le Vicomte is in the village of Maincy, Seine et Marne dept 77 of the Île de France region, of my belle France. Therefore, here is my take on the Cabinet des Jeux in the Château Vaux Le Vicomte !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I.
The Cabinet des Jeux or games room in the street level of the castle or first floor, Flowers guirlandes, love and painted with finisse, in the center of the celing Le Brun represent Sommeil (sleep) the best of the painter, Leaving this room you see in line 7 state rooms that shows the taste of Fouquet for the refinement and beauty The petit cabinet des jeux or small games room, which was Fouquet’s, has a ceiling by Le Brun depicting Sleep. The arch and the paneling are decorated with a decoration featuring various animals.
The Cabinet des Jeux or games room reveals rare 17C sets still of origin. Open on the gardens of André Le Nôtre , the games room is a very bright room thanks to the game of ancient mirrors constituted, with the Muses and Hercules Salons, the ceremonial apartments Superintendent Nicolas Fouquet received and diverted his society in an intimate atmosphere. This piece has a light, pleasant and decorative aim. However, the symbolic message is never far away, and figurative animals at the time have a very different meaning from that of today See ,on the eastern wall, the scene of the felines who pursue the snake and threaten the squirrel could refer to the support of Nicolas Fouquet to the royal cause and his loyalty to the king during the episode of the Fronde, period of unrest in reaction to the rise of the monarchical authority which struck France during the minority of Louis XIV. The lion and lioness scene (which would represent the king and queen-mother) protecting the squirrel could be a metaphor for royal protection of which the superintendent believed (wrongly) assured. The southern wall could appear the triumph of the wisdom on opponents, also illustrated by the composition under the window which reveals the peacock, an animal attribute of Juno, under the good guard of two molosses. The two lionesses (without the male) would make it possible to represent the triumph of the Regency (and the Queen Mother) at the end of the Fronde.
The official Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte: https://vaux-le-vicomte.com/en/
The town of Maincy on its heritage/castle: https://www.maincy.fr/patrimoine/
The Seine et Marne dept 77 tourist office on the castle: https://www.seineetmarnevivreengrand.fr/explorer/676128/
There you go folks, another dandy road warrior trip this time only with my 3 young men and dog Rex , less but nevertheless, a wonderfully trip down memory lane in Seine et Marne, dept 77. The Château Vaux le Vicomte have written plenty on it in my blog but , never enough on this marvel of our belle France ; of course I am friend of the castle since 2004 and have come more times that I write about it as many in our official visits pictures are not allowed, You must come here to the Château de Vaux le Vicomte and enjoy the wonders of my Seine et Marne, The gardens are just gorgeous and merit philosophical time on them forever,,,Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Cabinet des Jeux in the Château Vaux Le Vicomte !!! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health,and many cheers to all !!!
