Val-d’Oise: rediscover the Renaissance “On horseback” at the national museum of Château d’Écouen

Francis I in ceremonial armor on his stallion. In this painting from 1540, the animal adorned with a feather duster also appears to be holding a pose. A little further on, a mule carrying the Duchess of Bar seems to stick out its tongue. As for Louis XII, he is represented entering Genoa in the saddle and in triumph but disappearing under his helm.