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El verano de 1661, el 17 de agosto, el superintendente de Finanzas del reino de Francia, Nicolás Fouquet, ofreció una gigantesca fiesta para celebrar la inauguración de su maravillosa nueva residencia a las afueras de París: el Vaux-le-Vicomte. El proyecto contó con la participación de tres genios como el arquitecto Louis Le Vau, el paisajista André le Notre y el pintor Charles le Brun. François Vatel dirigió el festejo, Molière escribió una pieza teatral para conmemorar la ocasión y, como es natural, el joven rey Luis XIV se convirtió en el invitado de honor.Pero, en pleno...

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