Cataloged: Vase Cannelé - RMN collection - Musée du Louvre (APTC108)

The castle of Chambord was built by Francesco I who in 1516 returned from Italy with Leonardo da Vinci and with the desire to create a large building in the style of the Italian Renaissance. In 1519 the area of ​​Chambord was chosen for the construction of a hunting lodge and from 1526 1,800 workers worked on the construction of the castle. The works ended in 1547, after many enlargements following the first project, with the wing of the royal apartments. Francis I spent very little time in Chambord before his death. In 1639 Louis XIII gave it to his brother Gastone d'Orléans. Louis XIV subjected the residence to new works in 1684 to have the chapel covered and to connect the four apartments of the north vestibule on the first floor to make it into his rooms. From 1725 to 1733 the castle was occupied by Stanislao Leszczyński, the dethroned king of Poland and father-in-law of Louis XV. From 1745 to 1750 it served as barracks for the Maurice of Saxony regiment. In 1792 the revolutionary government put its furniture up for sale. Napoleon gave the residence to Marshal Berthier, whose widow then sold it to Henri d'Artois, Duke of Bordeaux, who then also took the title of Count of Chambord. Charles X occupied it for a short period during which he summarily restored it. During the Franco-German War of 1870 it served as a country hospital. From 1883 Chambord belonged to the ducal family of Parma. Since 1930 the domain has been owned by the French state which manages it through the Friends of Chambord Association. In 1947 an impressive restoration of the castle began which made it the notable tourist attraction it is today.