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clos luce
Can anyone tell me what would be the English translation of 'clos luce', the place where Leonardo Da Vinci spent the last years of his life.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The Oratory of the Château de Cloux, built for Anne of Brittany, houses frescos by pupils of Leonardo. Over the doorway is the fresco of 'The Virgin of the Light' also known as Virgo Lucis, which gives rise to the name Clos Lucé.
Clos could well be derived from the original Cloux but it also literally means 'enclosure' such as a walled estate.
Clos could well be derived from the original Cloux but it also literally means 'enclosure' such as a walled estate.
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