Castle of Beauregard (Loir-et-Cher)

History

It was built on the ruins of a manor and a vault dating from the 13th century at least. The field is acquired in 1545 by Jean of Thier, secretary of finances of Henri II and guard of the poets Joachim of Bellay and Pierre de Ronsard. It made rebuild the castle in a style Renaissance by calling upon several foreign artists, of which the painter Nicolò dell' Abbate and the carpenter of the king Francisque Scibec de Carpi.

The castle was described and draw in 1576 in the work of Androuet of the Hoop, the Plus excellent buildings of France .

The field is acquired successively by Florimond Robertet in 1566, secretary of finances of Louis XII and by Paul Ardier, statesman under Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII, in 1617. This last begins decoration from the gallery of the Portraits .

After several owners, the castle falls to the family of Gosselin, whose descendants still have the field.

Description

The principal building, on two stages, forms C. a gallery under arcades decorates the principal frontage.

The gallery of the Famous ones

Located on the first floor, the part is 26 m long on 6 m broad. It comprises 327 juxtaposed portraits which are classified chronologically by panels and reign (of Philippe IV with Louis XIII) in three lines. They are primarily men or women “political”, French or foreign. Only Rabelais represents arts there. , Or the painters, of these tables are not known.

The ground is tiled in Delftware, representing in each square a soldier, the whole appearing an army in functioning order.

The ceiling was decorated by Jean Mosnier.

The cabinet of Grelots

It is the equivalent of the Italian studiolo . It is about a small part, entirely decorated with woodworks in oak, with a series of paintings representing various arts and leisures. The grelots, three, represent the armorial bearings of Jean of Thier and are omnipresent in the part.

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