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  • Elders of the church and winged ox of St Luke, detail from scene of God in Majesty, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, model of the chateau in its pre 1847 state, 1996-97, by Alain Brifault, at Ponts-de-Ce, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The 15th century keep on the river Loire was originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, aerial view, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof framework in a room in the keep, at the Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Traditions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, engraving, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corbelled rampart walk in the Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, a 15th century keep on the river Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau des Ponts-de-Ce, aerial view, a 15th century keep, with a tufa spur to protect it from the waters of the Loire, originally a summer residence of King Rene, duke of Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle also served to protect the only crossing point of the Loire between Saumur and Nantes. It was built in the 13th century on the site of an earlier 9th century fortress, and reworked in the 15th century under King Rene. It is listed as a historic monument and is now the Musee des Coiffes et des Tradition. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of honour at the Chateau de Saumur, beside the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Rene kneeling in prayer before going hunting, stained glass window, 15th century, painted by Andre Robin, originally in the Abbaye du Louroux-en-Vernantes or Abbaye de Louroux, a Cistercian abbey founded 1121 in Vernantes, then moved to the Eglise Notre-Dame in Vernantes in 1812, then in 1951 to the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Joseph Denais, 1851-1916, oil painting, 1893, by Jules-Eugene Lenepveu, 1819-98, from the Musee d'Angers, originally painted for the Exposition des Ecrivains et Journalistes du Siecle, in the Salle des Beaux-Arts, in the Musee Joseph Denais, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum houses the personal collection of Joseph Denais, humanist, historian and journalist, who created this museum in 1905. The collection covers fine arts, archeology, ethnography and natural history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden beam featuring a man with his hand in a lion's mouth, at the Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombstone, 1850, laid in memory of the Maison Royale d'Anjou Sicile, by the Societe Nationale d’Agriculture Sciences et Arts d’Angers, in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The following family members are buried here: Louis I 1384, Marie de Bretagne 1404, Louis II 1417, Yolande d’Aragon 1442, Rene le Bon 1480, Isabelle de Lorraine 1482, Marguerite d’Anjou 1482, Jeanne de Laval 1498. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, seen across the river Loire, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, beside the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau d'Angers beside the river Maine, aerial view, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The whitestone and black slate semicircular towers were built under Louis IX in the 13th century and the surrounding ditches are now planted with formal gardens. The castle is open to visitors and also houses the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, exhibiting the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Malades, c. 1180, and exhibition of the Le Chant du Monde tapestry, 1957-66, by Jean Lurcat, 1892-1966, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Etienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from the Palais de Tau of the Old Town of Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. On the left is the Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre, now housing the Maison des Artisans d'Angers. On the right is the bell tower, 12th century, of the Abbaye Saint-Aubin, a former Benedictine monastery built 12th - 18th centuries, founded as a monastery in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 12th century. Both are listed as a historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette beside the Maine river, aerial view, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister with Romanesque arcaded galleries, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chambre de Parement, or the Great Chamber, a 14th century reception room where the duke would receive guests, in the Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dog sculpture beside the staircase of honour at the Chateau de Saumur, beside the river Loire, aerial view, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette beside the Maine river, aerial view, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The chapel consists of one wide nave with vaulted stone ceiling and stained glass windows. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apothecary or hospital pharmacy, 17th century, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister with Romanesque arcaded galleries, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden door with sculpted panels, in the Cloister, with Romanesque arcaded galleries, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apothecary or hospital pharmacy, 17th century, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle des Malades, c. 1180, and exhibition of the Le Chant du Monde tapestry, 1957-66, by Jean Lurcat, 1892-1966, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Roi Rene, duc d'Anjou et roi de Sicile, with painted wall with coats of arms and fleurs de lys, in the wall behind the altar in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden beams featuring musicians playing a flute and bagpipes, at the Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden beam featuring a couple, at the Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Pere Tricouillard, sculpted wooden beam featuring a man bearing his buttocks and genitals to the street below, at the Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Homme d'Horoshima or Man from Hiroshima, tapestry, 1957, part of the Le Chant du Monde tapestry, made in the Tabard workshop in Aubusson, by Jean Lurcat, 1892-1966, exhibited in the Salle des Malades, c. 1180, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over the city of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France, seen from the Chateau de Saumur. In the centre is the Pont Cessart, or Pont de Saumur, built 1756-70, designed by Louis-Alexandre de Cessart and built by Jean-Baptiste de Voglie, across the river Loire. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former prison, used in 1810 by order of Napoleon, in the Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir stalls, 16th century, and frescoes, in the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The chapel was built 1405-13 in International Gothic style, under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombstone, 1850, laid in memory of the Maison Royale d'Anjou Sicile, by the Societe Nationale d’Agriculture Sciences et Arts d’Angers, in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The following family members are buried here: Louis I 1384, Marie de Bretagne 1404, Louis II 1417, Yolande d’Aragon 1442, Rene le Bon 1480, Isabelle de Lorraine 1482, Marguerite d’Anjou 1482, Jeanne de Laval 1498. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wooden beam featuring a musician playing a flute, at the Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gift shop in the basement with original bare stone walls, at the Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison d'Adam, or Maison d'Adam et Eve, or Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie, a half-timbered house built c. 1491 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was originally built as an apothecary shop with living quarters above, by its owner Jean Lefevre. Its facade features many sculpted beams, including one of the Tree of Life, although the sculptures of Adam, Eve and the serpent were destroyed during the French Revolution. The building now houses the Maison des Artisans d'Angers and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rapture of Mary Magdalene, statue in polychrome and gilded wood, 15th century, in the chapel of the Couvent des Benedictines du Calvaire d'Angers, a Benedictine convent built 1620-23 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The statue was originally in the convent of La Baumette. It was thrown in the Maine during the French Revolution, saved and given to the Sisters of Calvary in 1820. The convent was founded by the prince of Guemene Pierre Rohan and his wife Antoinette de Bretagne and built by Vincent Camus. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon de la Reine, with displays of the collections of the Musee de Saumur, including ceramics, furniture and tapestries, in the Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Saumur, in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. A castle was first built here at the confluence of the Loire and Thouet rivers under Thibaud I, Count of Blois, in the 10th century. It was then owned by the Dukes of Anjou and added to many times, including the star shaped fortifications in the 16th century, designed by Bartholomeo. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and Musee du Cheval. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seigneurial oratory or loggia, built in the 15th century under Yolande d'Aragon, wife of Louis II of Anjou, on the south wall of the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The private oratory is in International Gothic style, with a triple trilobed arch giving a view of the altar. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Roi Rene, duc d'Anjou et roi de Sicile, with painted wall with coats of arms and fleurs de lys, in the wall behind the altar in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rapture of Mary Magdalene, statue in polychrome and gilded wood, 15th century, in the chapel of the Couvent des Benedictines du Calvaire d'Angers, a Benedictine convent built 1620-23 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The statue was originally in the convent of La Baumette. It was thrown in the Maine during the French Revolution, saved and given to the Sisters of Calvary in 1820. The convent was founded by the prince of Guemene Pierre Rohan and his wife Antoinette de Bretagne and built by Vincent Camus. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Devil throwing sinners into hell, St John and his eagle, from the opening of the fourth seal, the pale horse of the apocalypse ridden by death, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dragon fighting the servants of God, with intertwined initials L and M in the background, for Louis I duc d'Anjou and his wife Marie de Blois Chatillon, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the beast, who has been given authority by the dragon, with worshippers and St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The spilling vat, with the wine turning to blood in the vat of the wrath of God and spilling though the city, with the devil and angel and St John, detail of the fourth piece depicting the 3 Angels, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glorification of the Virgin, bay 123, detail of Christ blessing the Virgin, stained glass window, c. 1190-1210, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, a Roman catholic church consecrated in 1096 and built 11th - 16th centuries, in Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Gothic styles, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone altar with candles in the Lower Chapel, with columns supporting ceiling vaults and tiled floor, in the Palais de Tau, the 12th century Episcopal Palace of Angers and former residence of the bishops of Angers, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The T-shaped palace was built on the site of an earlier 9th century building. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Per Adriano, bronze sculpture by Igor Mitoraj, b. 1944, installed 2004 outside the new Musee des Beaux Arts on Place Saint Eloi, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum is located in the Logis Barrault, and displays fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and exhibitions on the history of Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nun storing the Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden roof structure on the top floor of the  Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Rene kneeling in prayer before going hunting, the Virgin Mary and King Rene's wife Jeannne de Laval kneeling in prayer, stained glass window, 15th century, painted by Andre Robin, originally in the Abbaye du Louroux-en-Vernantes or Abbaye de Louroux, a Cistercian abbey founded 1121 in Vernantes, then moved to the Eglise Notre-Dame in Vernantes in 1812, then in 1951 to the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chateau d'Angers in the Loire Valley was founded in the 9th century by the counts of Anjou, and expanded in the 13th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Julie, polychrome terracotta, mid 17th century, attributed to Pierre Biardeau, 1608-71, in the Eglise Saint-Martin d'Angers, a collegiate Carolingian church, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Laundry room, with stone water troughs and original tools and furniture still in place, at the Ancien Couvent de la Beaumette, also known as the Couvent des Cordeliers d'Angers, a convent built 1452-54 and founded by King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The convent complex consists of living quarters, an 18th century cloister, a 15th century chapel, courtyards, a cemetery, gardens and frescoes. The convent is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Synodal Hall, where assemblies of clergymen would take place, in the Palais de Tau, the 12th century Episcopal Palace of Angers and former residence of the bishops of Angers, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The T-shaped palace was built on the site of an earlier 9th century building. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to King Rene, bronze statue, 1853, by Pierre Jean David, cast by Eck and Durand, designed by Dainville, on the Place du President Kennedy, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Behind is the Chateau d'Angers, originally founded in the 9th century by the Dukes of Anjou and expanded in 13th century, with its white stone and black slate semicircular towers. The castle was the birthplace of Roi Rene or Rene of Anjou, 1409-80. The castle is open to visitors and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Roi Rene as an old man, King Rene I of Anjou, 1409-80, oil painting, 19th century, copy of triptych of the burning bush by Nicolas Froment from 1476, in the Musee des Beaux Arts, opened 2004 on Place Saint Eloi, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum is located in the Logis Barrault, and displays fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and exhibitions on the history of Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Venus with sheath, Gallo-Roman carved stone figure by Rextvgenos, 2nd century AD, from the Autun workshop, found in the gardens of l'Esviere in 1843, in the Musee des Beaux Arts, opened 2004 on Place Saint Eloi, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum is located in the Logis Barrault, and displays fine arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and exhibitions on the history of Angers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of King Rene or Rene d'Anjou, 1409-1480, marble, 1819-22, by Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1788-1856, in the Galerie David D'Angers, a museum dedicated to the works of David d'Angers, situated since 1984 in the former Abbaye Toussaint in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and choir of the Eglise Saint-Martin d'Angers, a collegiate Carolingian church, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The main nave is 11th century Romanesque and the choir was extended in the 12th century in Gothic style. The medieval church was expanded many times and the transept was expanded under King Rene in the 15th century. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hell, St John and his eagle, from the opening of the fourth seal, the pale horse of the apocalypse ridden by death, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marthe Rosey, known as Marthe de la Beausse, 1609-76, painting, founder of the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The women ran the hospital with the Hospital Nuns of Saint-Joseph. A second ward was built in 1772 and the hospital remained open until 1991. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion sculpture on a stone door frame in the Grande Salle d'Honneur, or Hall of Honour, where the king would receive guests, in the Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm vault above a stone staircase with central column, in the Chateau de Bauge, a 15th century Renaissance chateau built as a hunting lodge for King Rene, duc d'Anjou, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. Although a chateau existed here before, Rene commissioned Guillaume Robin to build the current chateau, 1454-65. The chateau is now a museum and is listed as a historic monument Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Virgin Mary holding Christ child, with no book as Jesus is the word of God, on the altar in the Chapelle du Chateau de Montriou, a small Flamboyant Gothic chapel, 15th century, originally attached to the Chateau de Montriou, founded 1484 by Charlotte de Beauvau, daughter of a senechal of Anjou, in Feneu, Maine-et-Loire, France. The altar holds 4 statues of the 3 Marys and St Anne. In the stained glass windows are the coats of arms of the Cassin de la Loge family, of whom the current owners are descendants. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Montriou, aerial view, founded 1484 by Charlotte de Beauvau, daughter of a senechal of Anjou, in Feneu, Maine-et-Loire, France. In the grounds is the Chapelle du Chateau de Montriou, a small Flamboyant Gothic chapel, 15th century. The building is privately owned and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beaufort en Vallee, aerial view, originally built in the 11th century then rebuilt in the 13th and 14th century and used by King Rene duc d'Anjou and Jeanne de Laval in the 15th century, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The castle was built to protect the village and the Authion valley. It is now in ruins and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Manoir de Launay, built in the late 14th and mid 15th centuries, then bought by King Rene, duke of Anjou, in 1444, where he lived with Isabelle de Lorraine, at Villebernier, near Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. The manor house is Renaissance is style, with decorative turrets and moats, and the complex includes a chapel, Hall of the Lords, gallery, recess rooms, dovecote, kitchen, courtyards with peristyle colonnades. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black horse and famine holding scales, from the opening of the third seal, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Second Trumpet, with shipwreck and drowning soldiers caused by fire in the sea, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Resurrection of the 2 witnesses, who ascend into heaven and an earthquake destroys the town, with an angel and St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joy of men before the 2 dead witnesses, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dragon fighting the servants of God, with the river at his feet, and St John, with intertwined initials L and M in the background, for Louis I duc d'Anjou and his wife Marie de Blois Chatillon, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman receiving eagle's wings from an angel to escape the dragon, with St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael and the angels fighting the dragon, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Myriads of Horsemen, riding lion-headed fire-breathing horses with snakes for tails, with sinners speared and trampled below, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sixth Trumpet, the 6th angel blows the trumpet and the voice from the altar tells him to release the 4 angels of the Euphrates, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0360.jpg
  • Sleep of the Righteous, detail of the fourth piece depicting the 3 Angels, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0403.jpg
  • Man holding round shield called a rondache or bocle, from Dragon fighting the servants of God, with intertwined initials L and M in the background, for Louis I duc d'Anjou and his wife Marie de Blois Chatillon, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0395.jpg
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