Wednesday for windows...in Loches

Windows on Pl. du Marché au Blé in Loches.

 

Wednesday for windows...the 'House of the Centaur' in Loches.

This is the window of a striking Renaissance house on rue du Chateau in Loches. The house owes its name to a dramatic bas-relief above the doorway, depicting Hercules moments after slaying the centaur Nessus. What makes the relief truly unique is that Hercules bears the face of King François I. This imaginative twist is credited to the house’s original owner, a court jester from the royal court who probably commissioned it as a playful homage or subtle satire.

It used to sit above the fireplace in the house but was moved outside in the 19th century after unsettling later residents.

Wednesday for windows... Rue Saint-Antoine in Loches.

Loches

 

Wednesday for windows...clowning around with shutters.

 In Loches,

Wednesday for windows...dressed for Christmas in Loches

 

Going with a new feature - Wednesday is for windows...

 

We are starting off in Loches with the windows of the apse in Saint Oar's church and the windows in the Royal Lodgings depicting Charles VII and his mistress Agnes Sorel.