Catalogue CHAMBORD 1519-2019. UTOPIA AT WORK

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This catalogue "Chambord 1519 - 2019, Utopia at Work" immerses you in the exhibition presented from 26 May to 1 September 2019 at the Château de Chambord, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the construction of the château. The book is organised in two parts: the first is devoted to the history of the construction (curated by Roland Schaer); the second part projects this exceptional site into the contemporary era and opens the building to current creation (curated by Dominique Perrault).

150 remarkable works (armour, coins, drawings, paintings, models, illuminations, books...) are analysed in thematic chapters written by the great specialists of the French Renaissance (Thierry Crépin-Leblond, Benjamin Deruelle...). As for Dominique Perrault, he places Chambord under the auspices of utopia by bringing together a large number of contemporary creations and experiments in architecture and town planning which are drawn from the Chambord matrix and observed throughout the world.

Domain note

THE CHAMBORD CASTLE 1519.

A palace emerges in the heart of the marshy lands of Sologne. François I, a young king, ordered its construction. It is a monumental architectural work that the king likes to show to sovereigns and ambassadors as a symbol of his power, inscribed in stone.

The plan of the castle and its decorations were conceived around a central axis: the famous double revolution staircase, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, an ascending spiral that leads from the terraces to the abundance of fireplaces and sculpted capitals. It was not until the reign of Louis XIV that the building was completed. It was also at this time that the surroundings of the castle were developed during the 17th century. The castle and the park are owned by the State since 1930.

Today, Chambord welcomes two million visitors per year.

Product characteristics

Dimensions : 25,1 x 28,9 x 4,6 cm

Number of pages : 380

Edition : Editions FATON