One thing that I have to tell everybody is that I am a huge supporter of the arts. I come from a family that loves the arts. I was first inspired by my father-in-law when he hosted the leading artists of Europe at his court. As governor and regent of France I wanted to support royal influence by using the arts. Tapestries, maps and sculptures were some of the many things that I collected. One of things that I enjoyed having painted is my beloved children. Just seeing their portraits alone makes me happy. I remembered even writing to my children's governor, Jean d'Humieres, saying, " I would like to have paintings of all the children done... and sent to me, without delay, as soon as they are finished." Here are some of my children's portraits.
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| Francis, Duke of Alencon |
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| Charles XI of France |
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| Francis II of France |
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| Marguerite de Valois |
My biggest love of all for art has to do with architecture. Before I die, I wish to establish as many achievements of myself as much as possible. The thing I love about architecture is the ability to supervise my own projects and design them myself. Throughout my life I had many architectural projects. Some of them would include the Versailles, Chateau de Chenonceau, and Hôtel de la Reine.
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| Versailles |
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| Chateau de Chenonceau |
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Hôtel de la Reine
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I paid patronage to many of the artists back then. Germain Pilot would be one of the artists I supported. His work was amazing and I loved it so much. His sculpture was of the three graces standing back to back and it looks like as if they were about to dance.
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