Corbel, Chateau de Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France
Corbel on the logis principal or main building, with lizards (loyalty) and moons (femininity), representing Jean Cottereau and his wife Marie Turin respectively, who owned the castle in the early 16th century, added in the Cour d'Honneur or main courtyard in the 19th century by the Duke Paul de Noailles and his architect Henri Parent, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13459236
Media ID
45393405
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4725px x 7087px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
