André Le Nôtre

Ian H. Thompson (University of Newcastle upon Tyne)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.03: French Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century: Classical and Baroque, 1600-1700.
Vol. editors: Heather Kirk (University of Western Ontario), Kathrina LaPorta (New York University), Polly Mangerson (DePaul University), Julia Prest (University of St Andrews), Allison Stedman (University of North Carolina, Charlotte), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 12 Apr 1613
Died 15 Sep 1700
Activity 1635-1698

Places

Born in France
Active in France

Activities

Primary

Landscape designer

Resources

The urge to create gardens has been ubiquitous throughout history. Tom Turner's Garden History, first published in 2005, is subtitled “Philosophy and Design 2000 BC – 2000 AD”. Taking a 4,000 year sweep is a manageable proposition for a book, though Turner acknowledges that no one really knows where the first gardens were made, and that the human enclosure of outdoor space began around 10,000 years ago. It is therefore surprising that so few garden designers have achieved iconic status. Indeed, it could be argued that there have only been two. In the eighteenth century Britain produced Lancelot “Capability” Brown, who made his name by sweeping away the formal lines laid out by earlier gardeners to create a …

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Citation: Thompson, Ian H.. "André Le Nôtre". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 January 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11765, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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