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  • The fortified manor house, with turret and archway, 16th century, seen down an avenue of trees, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water garden and manor house, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The hedges in the water garden reflect Renaissance embroidery patterns. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water garden and manor house, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The hedges in the water garden reflect Renaissance embroidery patterns. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water garden and fortified manor house, 16th century, with the Tour Saint Nicholas on the right, with its medieval terrace at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The hedges in the water garden reflect Renaissance embroidery patterns. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The fortified manor house, with turret and archway, 16th century, and its reflection in the water garden, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The fortified manor house, with corner turrets, 16th century, and its reflection in the water garden, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water garden and manor house, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The hedges in the water garden reflect Renaissance embroidery patterns. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water garden and manor house, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The hedges in the water garden reflect Renaissance embroidery patterns. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of ram's heads from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of woman's head on a decorative motif from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of woman's head on a decorative motif from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of coat of arms from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House of Lady Meredith, built 1860-80, in the Golden Square Mile district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The mansion was the residence of of Andrew Allan, then Sir Henry Vincent Meredith, then Isabella Brenda Allan. It is now part of the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Science, part of McGill University. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie des Peintres, with projections of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting studio with copies of Virgin and child with St Anne, and St John the Baptist, in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vitruvian Man drawing in the Architect gallery with works by Leonardo da Vinci as civil religious and military architect, town planner and stage director, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Milan cathedral lantern tower, in the Architect gallery with works by Leonardo da Vinci as civil religious and military architect, town planner and stage director, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Architect gallery with works by Leonardo da Vinci as civil religious and military architect, town planner and stage director, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sketches and artist's tools, in the painting studio in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desk and pinboard in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cuisine, or Kitchen, with large fireplace, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted decoration on a ceiling beam in the bedroom of Marguerite de Navarre, 1492-1549, sister of Francois I, restored 2011, in 16th century style, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Marguerite de Navarre, 1492-1549, sister of Francois I, restored 2011 in 16th century style, with tapestry of the Battle of Pavia, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Culverin watchtower installed under Etienne le Loup to protect the building from attack by citizens of Amboise, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citta Ideale, or Ideal City, Renaissance oil and tempera painting on panel, 1480-84, attributed to Fra Carnevale, 1420-84, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citta Ideale, or Ideal City, Renaissance painting, c. 1470, attributed to Piero della Francesca, or Luciano Laurana, or Francesco di Giorgio Martini, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Replica of a helix prototype, the ancestor of a helicopter rotator blade, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, in the gardens of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie des Peintres, with projections of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance door at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Models of a catapult and machine gun designed by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, in the basement of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 3D audio-visual presentation of Leonardo in a bottega, in the study, in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Book of military plans on the desk in the science study, in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting studio with copies of Virgin and child with St Anne, and St John the Baptist, in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting studio with copy of St John the Baptist, in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Architect gallery with works by Leonardo da Vinci as civil religious and military architect, town planner and stage director, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance garden at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oratory of Anne de Bretagne, 1477-1514, wife of Charles VIII, with wall painting of Virgo Lucis or Virgin of the Light, by followers of Leonardo da Vinci, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Copies of Virgin and child with St Anne, and St John the Baptist, in the painting studio in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Science study, in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting studio in the workshops of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle du Conseil, or Council Chamber, used for receiving guests, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fragment of fresco on the walls of the bedroom of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, where he died in 1519, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fragment of fresco on the walls of the bedroom of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, where he died in 1519, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grafitti from 1666, scratched into the wall of the bedroom of Marguerite de Navarre, 1492-1549, sister of Francois I, restored 2011, in 16th century style, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Marguerite de Navarre, 1492-1549, sister of Francois I, restored 2011 in 16th century style, with tapestry of the Battle of Pavia, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 4-poster bed with red velvet drapes, and copy of the painting The Death of Leonardo, by Ingres, in the bedroom of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, where he died in 1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, where he died in 1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, where he died in 1519, restored, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Covered gallery, built 15th century under Etienne le Loup, at the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Replica of a helix prototype, the ancestor of a helicopter rotator blade, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, in the gardens of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau du Clos Luce, aerial view, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau du Clos Luce, aerial view, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau houses a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maison de la Suede, or Maison des Etudiants Suedois, or Sweden House, designed by Peder Clason, 1894-1956, and Germain Debre, 1890-1948, in the style of an 18th century manor house and inaugurated in 1931, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. Further clearances may be requested.
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  • Maison de la Suede, or Maison des Etudiants Suedois, or Sweden House, designed by Peder Clason, 1894-1956, and Germain Debre, 1890-1948, in the style of an 18th century manor house and inaugurated in 1931, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. On the right is the Fondation Suisse or the Swiss Foundation, designed by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) and Pierre Jeanneret (his cousin, 1896-1967) and inaugurated 1930. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandee aupres de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Maison de la Suede, or Maison des Etudiants Suedois, or Sweden House, designed by Peder Clason, 1894-1956, and Germain Debre, 1890-1948, in the style of an 18th century manor house and inaugurated in 1931, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. Further clearances may be requested.
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  • Turret at the Manoir de Haute Folie, a country manor house built c. 1476 for King Rene, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marguerite de Navarre, 1492-1549, sister of Francois I, as a child, Renaissance oil painting on canvas, attributed to Francois Clouet, 1510-72, in the bedroom of Marguerite de Navarre, in the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charles of Orleans and his wife Louise of Savoy playing chess against an unknown person, 1504, from Les Echecs Amoureux, a 14th century allegorical poem, illustrated in a manuscript for Louise de Savoie, late 15th century, Bibliotheque Nationale collection, in the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Condottiere, bronze bust with black patina, by Etienne Rayssac and the Rossini foundry, after drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, British Museum collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Condottiere, bronze bust with black patina, by Etienne Rayssac and the Rossini foundry, after drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, British Museum collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan and elevation of church, drawing, 1487-89, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from Manuscript B, Bibliotheque de l'Institut de France collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan and elevation of church, drawing, 1487-89, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from Manuscript B, Bibliotheque de l'Institut de France collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Study for the lantern tower of Milan cathedral, drawing, 1486, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from the Codex Atlanticus, Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Building a cannon in the Milan arsenal, drawing, 1485-90, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Windsor Castle collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Multiplication table, 1503-05, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from the Codex Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de Espana collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plans for a slewing crane, drawing, 1487-89, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from Manuscript B, Bibliotheque de l'Institut de France collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plans for a city of 4 levels with arcaded galleries and portico, drawing, 1487-89, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from Manuscript B, Bibliotheque de l'Institut de France collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plans for building a city on canals, drawing, 1487-89, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from Manuscript B, Bibliotheque de l'Institut de France collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plans for a city, drawing, 1487-89, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from Manuscript B, Bibliotheque de l'Institut de France collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan and elevation of a church in Greek cross style, drawing, 1487-89, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from Manuscript B, Bibliotheque de l'Institut de France collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Study for the lantern tower of Milan cathedral, drawing, 1486, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from the Codex Atlanticus, Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan of the city of Milan, drawing, 1508, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, from the Codex Atlanticus, Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Perspective study for Adoration of the Magi painting, drawing, c. 1480, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Galleria degli Uffizi collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Printing workshop, 19th century, with antique presses, where Balzac worked as a printer 1826-28, in the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. The collection includes a Stanhope printing press, lithography press, bookbinder and antique guillotine. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Balzac's bedroom, with alcove bed and writing desk, on the second floor of the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Balzac's bedroom, with alcove bed and writing desk, on the second floor of the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle a Manger, or Dining Room, decorated in the early 19th century with mythological wallpaper, on the first floor of the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, decorated in the early 19th century with trompe l'oeil wallpaper, the main living room on the first floor of the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, decorated in the early 19th century with trompe l'oeil wallpaper, the main living room on the first floor of the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Sache, aerial view, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850,  French novelist and playwright, stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau now houses the Musee Balzac and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted wall panel, 17th century, with winged sphinxes and putti holding a battle scene, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted wall panel, 17th century, with figures supporting a painting topped with horns of plenty, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of painted wall panel, 17th century, with scene of couples walking in a garden and classical landscape, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room with paintings and painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted trompe l'oeil ceiling with angel holding man in central medallion, 17th century, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted wall panels, 17th century, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of painted trompe l'oeil ceiling with angel holding man in central medallion, 17th century, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted wall panel, 17th century, with winged sphinxes and putti holding a battle scene, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, terracotta, 1891-92, study after the Conducteur de Tours, by Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, from the Musee Rodin in Paris, in the Musee Balzac at the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Balzac stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, plaster, 1929, by David d'Angers, 1788-1856, in the Musee Balzac at the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Balzac stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louis Philippe I, 1773-1850, oil painting on canvas, 1833, by Nicolas Gosse, 1787-1878, in the Musee Balzac at the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Balzac stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drawing room in the roof space, 15th century, at the 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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