# Exterior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LE VAU, Louis]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary From 1662 Le Vau \(assisted by François d'Orbay\) was involved in the design of the Collège des Quatre Nations, Paris \(1661-74\), now the Institut de France. By employing a pedimented façade \(with a tall cupola behind\) flanked by two quadrants ending in pavilions facing the River Seine \(thus giving the structure a concave façade bordered by the wings\), he showed a strong affinity with Italian Baroque art, and with the work of both Bernini and Francesco Borromini. View the <a href="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/support/plans/l/le\_vau/college.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=400,height=600'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return false">ground plan</a> of the church of Collège des Quatres-Nations, Paris. ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Collège des Quatres-Nations, Paris]() - [Escalier des Ambassadeurs]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [General view]() - [General view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()