Leonardo in Amboise - Table of Contents

Leonardo DaVinci in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert
2 Rue du Clos Lucé, 37400 Amboise, France

Presumably where Leonardo is buried

Château du Clos Lucé - Official Website
UNESCO World Heritage site

Photographs taken in November 2015.

Records show that Leonardo da Vinci was buried in the church of Saint-Florentin, part of the Château Amboise. At the time of Napoleon this church was in such a ruinous state, dilapidated during the French Revolution, that the engineer appointed by Napoleon decided it was not worth preserving; it was demolished and the stonework was used to repair the château.

Some sixty years later the site of Saint-Florentin was excavated: a complete skeleton was found with fragments of a stone inscription containing some of the letters of Leonardo's name. It is this collection of bones that is now in the chapel of Saint-Hubert. - Wikipedia: Château d'Amboise (online Dec. 2015)


Statue of Leonardo near his burial place in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert





Chapel of Saint-Hubert exterior



Facade




  Crocketed  spire ... Pinnacles ... Iron cresting ... Parapets ... Gargoyles ... Lancet stained glass windows




Crockets on spire ... Antler reproductions added in19th century ... Finial




Crocketed pinnacle ... Two gargoyles




Gargoyle




Flamboyant Gothic style sculptures in the tympanum over the entrance







Chapel of Saint-Hubert  Interior


Gothic ceiling with marble ribs and decorative bosses













Carved marble quatrefoils and  trefoil arches




Floor marble and marker above Leonardo's remains ...  Copper(?) portrait detailed below:



Leonardo portrait




Decorative fleur-de-lis floor tiles around Leonardo's marker




Photos and their arrangement © 2015 Chuck LaChiusa
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