Les châteaux de la Loire

The castles of the Loire

  • Chenonceau

    • Actæon according to text of Book III of The Metamorphoses

      Text extract from chapter 'Actæon' of book III of Ovid's Metamorphoses and used by painter Francesco Primaticcio to realise the portrait of Diana of Poitiers exposed in the Castle of Chenonceau

      • Châteaux de la Loire
      • History of France
      • Mythology
      • Culture of royal french court
      • Litterature of the Roman Empire
      • Roman Imperial Litterature
      • Chenonceau
      • Château de Chenoneau
      • Castle Of Chenonceau
      • Le Primatice
      • Primaticcio
      • Diane de Poitiers
      • Diana of Poitiers
      • Ovid
      • The Metamorphoses
      • Actæon
      • Acteon
      • Metamorphoseon
      • Ovidius
      • Primaticcio
      diana

  • Cheverny

    • Adonis

      Text extract from chapter “Adonis” of book X of Ovid's Metamorphoses and used by painter Jean MONIER to realise the canvas representing “The Death of Adonis” exposed in the second storey of the Château de Cheverny

      • History of France
      • Mythology
      • Culture of royal french court
      • Litterature of the Roman Empire
      • Roman Imperial Litterature
      • Château de Cheverny
      • Castle Of Cheverny
      • Cheverny
      • Adonis
      • The Death of Adonis
      • La Mort d'Adonis
      • Jean MONIER
      • Ovid
      • The Metamorphoses
      • Metamorphoses
      adonis

    • Perseus

      Text extract from book IV of Ovid's Metamorphoses and that has inspired to painter Jean MONIER one of the pieces representing Perseus and Andromeda on the celling of the King's bedroom of the second storey of the Château de Cheverny

      • History of France
      • Mythology
      • Culture of royal french court
      • Litterature of the Roman Empire
      • Roman Imperial Litterature
      • Château de Cheverny
      • Castle Of Cheverny
      • Cheverny
      • Perseus and Andromeda
      • Persée et Andromède
      • Andromeda
      • Perseus
      • Jean MONIER
      • Ovid
      • The Metamorphoses
      • Metamorphoses
      perseus