# Château de Bury [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ANDROUET DU CERCEAU, Jacques the Elder]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Pen and black ink on vellum, 501 x 743 mm ## Commentary Château de Bury c. 1570 Pen and black ink on vellum, 501 x 743 mm British Museum, London The Renaissance Château de Bury \(near Blois, Loir-et-Cher\) was ruined in the 17th century, it is known from engravings. It was built between 1511 and 1515, and can be considered a precursor of the great chateax of the Loire Valley built between 1515 and 1525, such as Chenonceau, Azay-le-Rideau and Chambord. This drawing is one of the three drawings on the Château de Bury drawn by Du Cerceau for for the album 'Les plus excellents bastiments de France'. It is a bird's eye view seen from the west. ## Related artworks - [Château de Bury]() - [Château de Madrid]() - [Château de Madrid]() - [Design for a Town House]() - [Elevation of the Château de Charleval]() - [Elevation of the Château de Verneuil]() - [Entrance to the Château, Écouen]() - [Exterior view]() - [Floorplan of Chateau d'Anet]() - [Mantelpiece in Château de Madrid]() - [Plan of the Château de Charleval]() - [Plan of the Château de Chenonceau]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()