# Decoration of the Royal Staircase [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PRIMATICCIO, Francesco]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Stucco and fresco ## Commentary The chamber of Francis I's favourite, Anne de Pisselieu, Duchess d'Etampes, was directly next to that of the king. Moreover, it was lavishly decorated between 1541 and 1548 by Primaticcio, who painted the stucco work with impressive mannerist figures and frescoes depicting the amorous adventures of Alexander. The décor was finished by Niccolò dell'Abbate. Converted into the Escalier du Roi \(King's Staircase\) in 1748-1749 by Louis XV, part of the décor still remains. The painted ceiling was completed under Louis-Philippe I. The photo shows the Royal Staircase \(former Apartments of the Duchesse d'Étampes\). ## Related artworks - [A River God]() - [An allegorical female figure \(Temperance?\)]() - [An allegorical figure of Prudence]() - [Annunciation]() - [Annunciation]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling decoration]() - [Ceres]() - [Classical Female Figure \(Diana or Venus\) with Two Infants]() - [Dance of the Hours]() - [Decoration of the Royal Staircase \(detail\)]() - [Decoration of the Royal Staircase \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()