The Chateau of Langeais has quite a collection of 16th century provincial furniture. You can tell it is furniture made by country joiners for comfortable but not really wealthy families. The pieces feature 'portrait' roundels but some of them look awfully familiar and it is clear that the sculptors are working from standard pattern books. The 'portraits' represent social 'types' not actual individuals. They are also clearly not the work of highly skilled carvers.
A woman in a headdress.
A sadly chinless woman (I don't think she's lost it, I think she was carved that way).
A man in a cap.
A man with the most extraordinary forked beard.
You may think this is a woman in a bonnet, but in fact it will be a mercenary soldier in a helmet.
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4 comments:
Number 4 looks like a Ballchinian... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NPw3WvpRL8
Yes! I didn't pick up the likeness, but now you point it out...
I've been in that castle but don't remember paying attention to these.... shame on me lol
Well there you go -- that's what you need a guide (ie me!) for :-)
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