Chantilly - Things to hang on the wall

Here are some more photos from the Chateau at Chantilly. These folks or these generations of families and friends who lived here, restored the building, or donated had some amazing works, and some amazing collections. You know, just a couple Ingres, Watteau, Holbein, Delacroix, the regulars you'd get if you were french royalty pre and post revolution to have a family portrait done. I was especially impressed by Ingres' work. So realistic, and stunningly so, with his white light.

A lion from an African safari amongst other trip collectables

Just one of the walls from one of the galleries. The one up top is a Delacroix

A portrait in 3D, kind of scary as it looks almost like a stuffed person

Simple ceilings, what a joy

Old Lizzie Stuart, her kids took over England after the Stuart dynasty ended, weird, as she is a Stuart but the were Hanovers.

Ingres. At the time this was painted it was thought of as depicting a rape. Times have changed.

This crucifix is in ivory, but I couldn't get over how gruesome the tension in the feet is.

More Delacroix

Everyone under the cape and out of the rain.

Who and when these people are from.

Ceilings

A young Napolean before the whole Emperor schtick.

I liked the frame.

Holbein

Ingres again

Of the two pictures above I was really over the top in love with the little descriptions on brass plates.