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Life in Arcadia. Pastoral Simplicity. Earthly Paradise.

Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery.
Richard Wilson, Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery. Mid-1750s,  oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
It is the middle of the week and I have decided some unwinding is due! I am having a rather chaotic week so I thought I would find some peaceful and relaxing works for our viewing pleasure (and hopefully ease of mind!)


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Chantilly: Selections from the Château de Chantilly Collection

 

The foggy history of the Château de Chantilly only clears up after the 10th century AD, where it passed through a succession of owners, including the Grand Constable of Montmorency, whom added to the estate by purchasing lands around it. Louis XIII took particular interest in the estate, spending much time there and it was only until 1643 when Queen Anne of Austria gave the estate back to the Marguerite de Montmorency and her husband the Prince of Condé.


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