Jupiter, Ceiling fresco, Plate Gallery, Chateau de Fontainebleau, Ile de France, France

Ceiling fresco of Jupiter throwing a lightning bolt, by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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© Manuel Cohen

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Chateau Royal de Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France