Fireplace, Chateau de Chenonceau
Caryatids and lions on the fireplace, by Jean Goujon, 1510-67, in the Bedroom of 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. The four-poster bed is in Renaissance style, and the tapestry is 16th century Flemish. 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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