He welcomes prestigious visitors like the Cardinal Leonardo spends the last three years of his life at theĬhâteau of Clos Lucé and works on several projects for the king of France, Vinci « To Master Lyenard de Vince, Italian painter, the sum of 2000 The national archives in Paris own aĬertificate for payement mentioning the pension from Francis I to Leonardo da Offers him the enjoyment of the Château of Clos Lucé, located only a few metersĪway from the Château d’Amboise. Names him “ Premier Painter and Engineer and Architect of the King" and King Francis I, passionate by Leonardo da Vinci’s talent, King Francis I and Louise de Savoie invite The Virgin of light, « Virgo Lucis »,Ībove the door, may have given the site its current name: Château du Clos Lucé. TheĬhapel is decorated with four frescos, including theĪnnunciation, which was painted by Leonardo’s pupils. Queen Anne de Bretagne, who comes to mourn the loss of her young children. Charles VIII asks for a chapel to be built for his young wife, The Clos Lucé becomes the summerhouse of the Inside you’ll hear the flapping of the thousand birds it
The Château du Clos Lucé with bricks and freestone, as well as one Known today as the Château du Clos Lucé, to a former ennobled Saves it from destruction during the revolution, and then, in 1854, it becomesĪt the Château du Clos Lucé, dive into French History The young duke of Angoulême,įuture king Francis I, spends a lot of time in this château.Īt the end of the XVII century, the Château duĬlouxis named Château du Clos Lucé.
Into a pleasure castle and builds an oratory, true jewel of the gothicĪrchitecture, for his wife Queen Anne de Bretagne. To become the royal residence of the kings of France. The place is then bought by Charles VIII on July the 2 Given by the king to his favourite Etienne le Loup,Īn ennobled kitchen man, the Château du Cloux was surrounded by fortified Under the protection of the lords of Amboise.Īnd freestone domain, built over gallo-roman foundations, begins under the – 1417) the domain belongs to the Amboise family, who gave the land of Cloux asĪ gift to the religious Cistercian order of Moncé, an abbey founded in Limeray, Travel through 800 years of history at the Château of Clos Lucé