Portrait of Gabrielle dao"nEstrees, Chateau de
Portrait of Gabrielle d'Estrees, 1573-99, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux and mistress of Henry IV of France, as Diana the huntress, detail of painting by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1616, late 16th century French School, 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
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