Ceiling, Chambre du Roi, Chateau de Montpoupon

Painted ceiling beams in Italian style, 16th century, made from chestnut wood, in the Chambre du Roi, used for important or royal guests, in the Chateau de Montpoupon, built from 1460 by Antoine de Prie on the ruins of earlier medieval fortresses, at Cere-la-Ronde, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau is owned by the Motte Saint-Pierre family, houses the Musee du Veneur dedicated to hunting with hounds, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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