Château de Saumur
- Original oil on canvas
- Unstretched, unframed
- Will be shipped rolled in a tube
- Size: 31-1/2 " x 25-1/2" (81 cm x 65 cm)
- Year: 2002
- Signed W. Zych
- Beautiful painting on quality linen canvas
- Condition: very good.
- Depicts the 10th century Château of Saumur in the Loire Valley in France
About the Loire Valley Châteaux
The Loire Valley in France is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages. These castles (or châteaux) represent a nation of builders starting with the necessary castle fortifications in the 10th century to the splendor of those built half a millennium later. When the French kings began constructing their huge châteaux here, the nobility, not wanting or even daring to be far from the seat of power, followed suit. Their presence in the lush, fertile valley began attracting the very best landscape designers. The magnificent châteaux are cultural monuments that illustrate to an exceptional degree the ideals of the Renaissance and the Age of the Enlightenment on western European thought and design.
About the Château de Saumur
The Château de Saumur, originally built as a castle and later developed as a château, is located in the French town of Saumur, in the Maine-et-Loire département. It was originally constructed in the 10th century by Theobald I, Count of Blois, as a fortified stronghold against Norman predations. Following its destruction in 1067, the castle was rebuilt by Henry II of England in the later 12th century.
In 1621 the castle was converted into an army barracks. Nearly two centuries later it was converted into a state prison under Napoleon Bonaparte.
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