Clos Lucé

The Clos Lucé is located in Amboise, about 500 meters from the Loire Château d'Amboise, to which there is an underground connection.

History

Was built Clos Lucé by Étienne le Loup in the middle of the 15th century. In 1490 it was bought by the French king Charles VIII for his wife, Anne de Bretagne. Later it was used by Francis I and his sister Marguerite de Navarre, who began there to write her book L' Heptaméron.

In 1516, Francis I invited Leonardo da Vinci to Amboise and Clos Lucé, leaving him as a place to live and work. Leonardo brought three paintings: the Mona Lisa, Anna selbdritt and John the Baptist. He lived there for three years until his death on May 2, 1519.

Da Vinci Museum

Today Clos Lucé a Leonardo da Vinci Museum, in addition to the testimonies of the significant past of the region, especially Leonardo's designs and numerous models of his designs and inventions, copies of some paintings and citations are issued from his records.

In one of the key phrases shown there: "In order to preserve the most important gift of nature, by which I mean the freedom, I know how to attack and had to defend myself in case of a siege by power-hungry tyrant. " (French: "Pour conserver le don principal de la nature, c'est à dire la liberté, je sais comment attaquer et défendre en cas de sièges par les ambitieux tyrans. " )

Architecture and interiors

Château du Clos Lucé, which is now owned for generations of St -Bris family, has the character of a fortress with watchtower, loopholes, sentry and ( remnants preserved ), despite its extensive gardens, the great pigeon house of brick and the surrounding vineyards drawbridge. Hubert St -Bris pursued in 1955 the goal of da Vinci as far as possible restore the state of the plant at the time of his famous resident Leonardo again. The extensive restoration took over the architect Bernard Vitry from 'Monuments historiques ".

Especially the living rooms purchased its former glory:

  • The oratory that made Charles VIII built for his wife Anne of Brittany,
  • The salons with her paneling from the 18th century,
  • The great Renaissance hall, reception room of Leonardo,
  • The kitchen with the huge fireplace,
  • The rooms in the basement.

From the terrace of the Renaissance garden offers a view of the town and castle.

Large Renaissance hall

Renaissacegarten

Kitchen

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