{"id":19730,"date":"2025-03-17T11:26:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/others\/historical-pieces\/falconet\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T09:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:37:57","slug":"falconet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/en\/others\/historical-pieces\/falconet\/","title":{"rendered":"Falconet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"602\">This distinctive firearm, with an octagonal exterior and no reinforcements, is characteristic of French construction techniques from the first three decades of the 16th century. On the upper surface of the barrel it bears a salamander, the mythical animal believed to be fire-resistant, inhabiting both land and water, adopted by Francis I of France, who had it depicted extensively in his residences such as the Ch\u00e2teau of Fontainebleau and Chambord, here shown surmounted by the royal crown.<\/p>&#13;\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"862\">Francis I epitomises the French Renaissance, taking a leading role in the letters and arts of the 16th century, and notably patronising Leonardo da Vinci in the final years of his life, which led to the presence of the <em data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"834\">Mona Lisa<\/em> (<em data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"848\">La Joconde<\/em>) in France.<\/p>&#13;\n<p data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"1120\">At the same time, he was the monarch behind French expansion into the New World and the ongoing wars against the Habsburgs. Nevertheless, when widowed, he married D. Eleanor of Austria, widow of D. 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It fired lead shot weighing around 2 kg, with a maximum range of 1,300 metres.<\/p>&#13;\n<p data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1678\">This object, on display in the exhibition <em data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1584\">From Sea and Land\u2026 a History in the Atlantic<\/em>, is part of the <strong data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1638\">Militaria and Weaponry Collection<\/strong> of the Museum of Angra do Heroismo.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/banner-94.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12721 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/banner-94.jpg 629w, https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/banner-94-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This distinctive firearm, with an octagonal exterior and no reinforcements, is characteristic of French construction techniques from the first three decades of the 16th century. 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