03 — ARTWORK
Exterior view
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COMMENTARY
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The original designer of the Château de Chambord was Italian, Domenico da Cortona, but his plans seem to have been modified in the course of execution by French masons.
King François I, attracted by the site of Chambord as a hunting lodge, first caused plans to be drawn up for a château there in 1519. Work was begun shortly afterwards, but was interrupted and actively continued in 1526, and the construction was completed in 1550. It was heavily extended afterwards by Henri II and Louis XIV to its final shape we know well today.
As it stands today, Chambord is essentially a French medieval château with square keeptall, strong tower in medieval castles, used as an observation post and last refuge for those living in the castle, an, unlike the donjon, not designed for permanent habitation. flanked by round towers from which run ranges of lower buildings, again with towers at the corners, the whole being surrounded by a moat. However, it is considered to be a distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classicalRelating to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome (classical Antiquity). The classical world played a profoundly important role in the Renaissance, with Italian scholars, writers, and artists seeing their own period as the rebirth (the "renaissance") of classical values after the Middle Ages. The classical world was considered the golden age for the arts, literature, philosophy, and politics. Concepts of the classical, however, changed greatly from one period to the next. Roman literature provided the starting point in the 14th century, scholars patiently finding, editing and translating a wide range of texts. In the 15th century Greek literature, philosophy and art - together with the close study of the remains of Roman buildings and sculptures-expanded the concept of the classical and ensured it remained a vital source of ideas and inspiration. Renaissance structures.
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date = {2026-09-12},
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