Painted ceiling, Salle des Gardes, Chateau du Plessis-Bourre
Eagle (rebirth and renewal) and lion (strength), alchemical symbols, 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
Picture No
14073815
Media ID
46168609
Size
8268px x 6201px
(27.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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1468-73 Alchemical Alchemy Bourre Chateaux Coffered Ecuille Fable Gardes Maine-et-loire Moral Moralising Morality Plessis-bourre Rebirth Renewal Salle Transition
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