While the nearby church of the Abbaye Royale de Chaalis was dismantled during the French revolution, the remodeled 12th-century abbot’s chapel survives as an example of the Italian artistic influences in France during the 16th century. (...)
While the nearby church of the Abbaye Royale de Chaalis was dismantled during the French revolution, the remodeled 12th-century abbot’s chapel survives as an example of the Italian artistic influences in France during the 16th century. In addition, the crenellated wall around the abbey’s rose garden shows signs of influence by Serlio, the great Italian architect, who is known to have been active at the French court during the 16th century. Similar influences are apparent in the church frescoes attributed to Primaticcio. The paintings are an important example within Primaticcio’s oeuvre, as his other surviving in situ works in the region, at Fontainebleau, portray only secular and mythological themes.
