Lutrin Chapel

A typical Périgord soil!

Le sol de la chapelle est réalisé grâce à la technique du pisé. Elle consiste à couper en biseau de petites pierres placées ensuite les unes à côté des autres dans de la terre battue, du sable ou encore de l’argile. Dans la nef sont ainsi dessinées des rosaces, une croix, le monogramme du Christ (IHS = Iesus Hominum Salvator, Jesus Sauveur des Hommes) et dans le chœur, des fleurs de lys et bien sûr les armoiries des Hautefort. Regardez l’effet de marqueterie avec le sol en pisé affleurant, aligné avec les pierres de taille.

A monumental opening

As you enter the chapel, you come face to face with a monumental opening now adorned with a red stained glass window. This is the former main entrance to the château. It was closed in the 19th century when the esplanade, which led down to the village, was replaced by the formal gardens you can admire today. The large, bright red stained glass window was created in collaboration with contemporary artist François Rouan. At the request of Helene David-Weill, then president of the Fondation, François Rouan created several exclusive works for Hautefort, including the two paintings on the Great Staircase and this stained glass window. Its colour evokes the royal red of the 17th century. Made from sand glass by master glassmaker Fabrice Courageux, this work of art combines contemporary art and traditional know-how, showing that Hautefort is still a place of creation.

A coffered dome

Une fois dans la rotonde de la chapelle, vous pouvez observer une magnifique coupole à caissons. Il s’agit d’une technique utilisée dans l’architecture antique et réemployée à la période classique. Elle consiste à créer un trompe-l’œil à l’aide de caissons disposés en damier pour accentuer l’impression de profondeur de la coupole. En son centre, le triangle rayonnant est un antique symbole chrétien qui rappelle la Trinité, avec au centre l’œil de Dieu, symbole de la providence. Ce symbole de l’œil, très ancien, se retrouve dans l’Égypt ancienne, la mythologie grecque et comme symbole du siècle des lumières, mais aussi sur le billet de 1 dollar… La connaissance appartient à tous !

A practical hiding place

As you walk around the choir, you will notice a recess on the left. This is not a confessional, but a real hiding place from which the owner of the château could follow the service while enjoying the view of the formal gardens... if he got bored!

Discover the other rooms in the château

NOT TO BE MISSED AT HAUTEFORT CASTLE

After crossing the 17th century and the private flats, from the public to the intimate, and descending into the subterraneans to meet the steward of the...

The pyre room

A history of the Revolution The pyre illustrates the impact that the Revolution had on the history of the château, with several prisoners [...].

Gentleman's bedroom

The games table This mahogany secretary could also be used as a games table: the tric-trac, very popular [...].

Madame's bedroom

A secret desk: daytime bliss This type of secretary is traditionally reserved for ladies, with its many drawers and [...].

Private flats

The fables of La Fontaine The armchairs around the majestic desk come from the royal Beauvais factory, founded [...].

Lectern - Salle des cheminées

Four cardinal virtues Destroyed in the fire of 1968, the two chimneys were rebuilt identically by the Compagnons du [...].

Design office

The cannon foundries Initiated by Jacques-François de Hautefort, the project to create foundries to supply cannons to the French [...].

Room

The bedroom in the 17th century Borrowed from the Latin word 'camera' meaning 'room', the bedroom in the 17th century was a room [...].

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