The Chateau in Pertuis, a village near Aix en Provence in Provence, was the subject of this painting.  The owners of the Chateau were kind enough to let us paint the grounds freely.  If you look closely you will see a little "lookout" on the left side of the door just large enough for a gun to poke thru and "take care" of any marauders that were prevelant in the 1500s, 1600s.