Wednesday 24 August 2022

The Carved Stone Dogs of Loches

Carved stone dog, Logis Royal de Loches, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

 These wonderfully characterful statues of hunting dogs line the entrance to the Logis Royal in Loches.

Carved stone dog, Logis Royal de Loches, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

They are representations of 15th century hunting dogs of the sort used to chase or bring game down and stand as a testiment to the Valois kings love of hunting.

Carved stone dog, Logis Royal de Loches, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

Carved stone dog, Logis Royal de Loches, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

Carved stone dog, Logis Royal de Loches, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

Carved stone dog, Logis Royal de Loches, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

Carved stone dog, Logis Royal de Loches, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

Carved stone dog, Logis Royal de Loches, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

2 comments:

potty said...

They look so lifelike and ready to go from their rather uncomfortable positions!

Susan said...

potty: Yes, they are proper dogs, sculpted by someone who loved dogs. We think they must be portraits of actual individuals.

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