A portrait of Francis I (1494-1547) by painted by Jean Clouet, King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. A prodigious patron of the arts, he initiated the French Renaissance by attracting many Italian artists to work on the Château de Chambord, including Leonardo da Vinci, who brought the Mona Lisa with him, which Francis acquired. His reign saw important cultural changes with the rise of absolute monarchy in France, the spread of humanism and Protestantism, and the beginning of French exploration of the New World.

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Size: 3812px × 5012px
Location: Château de Chambord, France
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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