STATE APARTMENTS

Wealth and variety of interior decors of the royal apartments from François 1st to Napoleon III.

THE RENAISSANCE

The decors of the François 1st Gallery, the bedroom of the Duchess of Etampes, the Ballroom… which made of Fontainebleau a centre of artistic influence in all of Europe.

FRANCOIS 1ST, PATRON OF THE ARTS

The patron king of Arts and Literature is evoked in the very setting where he welcomed Rosso, Primaticcio, Cellini, Budé…

HENRI IV AND THE ARTIST OF HIS TIME

Prolific builder, Henri IV considerably enlarged the castle (court of the Offices, Deer gallery, aviary, canal, gardens… employing Dubois, Fréminet, Dubrueil, Jacquet…)
The Fontainebleau School and the art of the 16th century.
An in-depth study of the decors of the 16th century. How artists come from all over Europe imagined a new decorative system in Fontainebleau.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE APARTMENTS OF THE SOVEREIGNS

- Napoleon in Fontainebleau :
The Emperor’s stays in Fontainebleau, daily life and government.

- Celebrations and entertainment :
Hunts, tournaments, celebrations and grand ceremonies, with an overview of Real Tennis.

- The royal hunts :
The sketches of Oudry, for a series of tapestries ordered by Louis XV; apartments of Hunts.

THE HISTORY OF THE CHATEAU

Tour of the exteriors to reconstitute the history of the construction of the Palace, from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

STORIES AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT TIMES IN FONTAINEBLEAU

For school students

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