Château de Montpipeau

Château de Montpipeau
Bird's-eye view of the entrance front, project (c. 1660) by François Le Vau, engraved by Claude Olry de Loriande[1]
Location within France
General information
Architectural style
LocationHuisseau-sur-Mauves, France
Coordinates47°55′07″N 1°41′42″E / 47.91874°N 1.69493°E / 47.91874; 1.69493
Design and construction
ArchitectFrançois Le Vau (c. 1660)

The Château de Montpipeau[2] was a French château located in what is now the commune of Huisseau-sur-Mauves in the département of Loiret. It is not known when it was constructed, but it is first mentioned in the 12th-century.[3] A new design was made for Louis de Rochechouart by the French architect François Le Vau around 1660,[4] but it is not known whether his design was implemented.[5] The château and its land was originally a seigneurie but was elevated to a marquisat in 1766, four years after it was purchased by François Pierre du Cluzel. The château was mostly destroyed during the French Revolution.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Laprade 1960, plate III.5.B.
  2. ^ Spelled "Chasteau de Monpipaux" on Claude Olry de Loriande's 17th-century engravings; for example, see "Profil du corps de logis du Chasteau de Monpipaux...", Collecta, archive numérique de la collection Gaignières (1642-1715).
  3. ^ Huisseau, Chapter 3: "Le château de Montpipeau". Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  4. ^ Feldmann 1996, p. 268.
  5. ^ Berger 1993, pp. 16–17.
  6. ^ Ratouis de Limay & Cuénin 2002, p. 48.

Sources

  • Berger, Robert W. (1993). The Palace of the Sun: The Louvre of Louis XIV. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271008479.
  • Feldmann, Dietrich (1996). "Le Vau", vol. 19, pp. 262–268, in The Dictionary of Art, 34 volumes, edited by Jane Turner. New York: Grove. ISBN 9781884446009. Online reprint, Oxford Art Online (subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required).
  • Huisseau (no date). Et si Huisseau m’était conté... [And if Huisseau were to tell its story...], Huisseau sur Mauves, site officiel de la commune.
  • Laprade, Albert (1960). François d'Orbay: Architecte de Louis XIV. Paris: Éditions Vincent, Fréal. OCLC 562063179, 780531730, 1096782.
  • Ratouis de Limay, Francis; Cuénin, Micheline (2002). Les Ponts et Chaussées au XVIIIe siècle : La carrière de Jean Cadet de Limay (Paris 1732 - Orléans 1802). Académie d'Orléans. Copy at Gallica.