Portrait of Diane de Poitiers, Chateau de Chenonceau

Detail of a portrait of Diane de Poitiers as a huntress by Francesco Primaticcio of the Fontainebleau School, 1504-70, in the Salon of Francois I in 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 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. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13432007

Media ID

45111201

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8688px x 5792px (15.2MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen