Painted ceiling, Salle des Gardes, Chateau du Plessis-Bourre
Two dogs, a large greyhound representing the female and the element of mercury, and a small dog licking the greyhound's mouth, representing the male and the element of sulphur, detail from the painted coffered ceiling with moralising and alchemical scenes, in the Salle des Gardes, or Guard Room, in the Chateau du Plessis-Bourre, built 1468-73 in Renaissance style for Jean Bourre, Ecuille, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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