1. French Architecture --From the 15th & 16th centuries--

2. French Renaissance Architecture One early example of the early Renaissance chateaux is the Château d'Amboise (c. 1495) in which Leonardo da Vincispent his last years. (Right) The Château de Chambord (1519-1536) is a combination of Gothic structure and Italianate ornament.

3. French Renaissance Architecture (Left) Château de Chenonceaudesigned by PhilibertDelorme. The style progressively developed into a French Mannerism known as the Henry II style under architects such as SebastianoSerlio, who was engaged after 1540 in work at the Château de Fontainebleau. At Fontainebleau Italian artists such as RossoFiorentino, Francesco Primaticcio, and Niccolo dell' Abbateformed the First School of Fontainebleau.