Bedroom of Diane de Poitiers, Chateau de Chenonceau

Bedroom of Diane de Poitiers, with 17th century canopy bed, fireplace by Jean Goujon, Cordoba leather armchairs, 16th century Flemish tapestries and decoration of initials of H and C combined to form a D (Henri II, Catherine de Medici, Diane de Poitiers), at the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514-22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. Above the fireplace is a portrait of Catherine de Medici, 19th century, by Sauvage. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570-76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1514-22 1556-59 1570-76 Added Armchair Armchairs Bullant Canopy Centre-val Chateaux Chenonceau Chenonceaux Cher Combined Commissioned Cordoba Extended Forms Goujon Indre Indre-et-loire Initials Lorme Medici Philibert Poitiers Sauvage Tapestries Tapestry Tiled

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