Resumen de Une si douce captivité. Oiseaux de volière et célébration de la monarchie au château de Fontainebleau sous Henri IV
The aviary of the Chateau de Fontainebleau was a building of great prestige that disappeared during the 19th century having once marked the northern extremity of the Diane Garden. Built from 1599 for the King Henri IV, this aviary had been conceived for housing and exhibiting, within the place, an important population of whistling birds. This article offers an in-depth analysis of this ensemble shedding light on the architectural aspect, the interior dispositions, the recreative as well as the symbolic functions. It reveals the "immersive" character of the aviary and underlines the metaphorical value of an apparatus -spatial, visual, auditive- that aimed above all at celebrating the king. Through a well-groomed presentation of animal captivity, the aviary of Henry IV offered the French court a veritable political allegory. It was the concrete manifestation of the power, the virtues and the supposed benefits of royal absolutism.
