Chambord. Château Royal de Chambord
Léon Auguste Asselineau
1853 - 1856
Medium
paper
Dimensions
291; 434
About this artwork
height 291 mm x width 434 mm
Art Historical Context
Léon Auguste Asselineau’s “Chamb. Château Royal de Chambord” offers a mid-nineteenth-century view of one of France’s most celebrated Renaissance landmarks. Created on paper between 1853 and 1856, the work measures roughly 29 by 43 centimeters, a format well suited to detailed architectural studies that could be widely circulated through prints or albums. The sheet captures the château’s distinctive silhouette—its soaring central keep, elaborate roofline, and surrounding formal landscape—inviting viewers to appreciate both the building’s grandeur and its enduring royal associations. Although l...