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Decorative detail in the Studiolo, or Cabinet of Catherine de Medici, with 180 carved, painted and gilded oak panels, made before 1520 in Italian Renaissance style, on the first floor of the Renaissance Francois I wing, built 1515-18, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The room was dedicated to reading, poetry, meditation and study. There are 4 secret compartments hidden in the panelling to conceal works of art, in the tradition of a cabinet of curiosities. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen 
Unique Identifier AR6187370 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 5902px × 8268px 
Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY 
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16TH CENTURY
ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL
Architecture
BLOIS
building
Cabinet of curiosities
Castle
CENTRE
Chateau
Chateau de Blois
COLOR IMAGE
colour image
DAY
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
Fireplace
French
h
Henri II
HERITAGE
HISTORIC MONUMENT
History
INDOORS
INITIAL
INSIDE
interior
LOIRE
LOIRE VALLEY
LOIR-ET-CHER
Medici, Catherine de (1519-1589) Queen of France
Monument Historique
PANEL
Panelling
Renaissance
Room
TOURISM
Tourist Attraction
Travel
UNESCO
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
VERTICAL
Western Europe
Western European
Wood
Wood Panelling
wooden