Category:Recumbent effigies of Henri II & Catherine de Médicis

Mausoleum of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici was built by Francesco Primaticcio. The tomb was completed in 1573: a temple guarded by four figures of the Cardinal Virtues, executed in bronze 1565 by Pilon and Jacquiot Ponce.
- It was imperfectly reconstructed by Viollet-le-Duc (source).
At the top: two kneeling statues (priants) of spouses by Germain Pilon
Inside, at the bottom: two marble laying statues of naked cadavers of spouses (transi) by Germain Pilon
Also in 1583 Pilon created two laying statues of spouses in coronation robes. These two statues were intended to flank the altar of the chapel. Now it also are in Saint-Denis.

This object is classé Monument Historique in the base Palissy, database of the French furniture patrimony of the French ministry of culture, under the reference PM93000176.

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Cadaver monuments of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici‎ (9 F)

Media in category "Recumbent effigies of Henri II & Catherine de Médicis"

The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.

Basilica di saint Denis tomba enrico II e caterina de' Medici 02.JPG 1,200 × 1,600; 993 KB
Basilica di saint Denis tomba enrico II e caterina de' Medici 03.JPG 1,600 × 1,200; 992 KB
Memorial to Henri II and Catherine de Medicis , sof2011.JPG 3,264 × 2,448; 2.71 MB
Rotonde des Valois Intérieur.jpg 500 × 508; 157 KB
Saint-Denis Basilique Saint-Denis Innen Monument für Henri II & Kathrina de Medici.jpg 3,956 × 3,364; 4.63 MB
Tomb of Henri II & Catherine de de Médicis @ Basilique de Saint-Denis @ Saint-Denis (30595749252).jpg 3,648 × 5,472; 6.04 MB
Tomb of Henri II & Catherine de Médicis @ Basilique de Saint-Denis @ Saint-Denis (30078114273).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 6.05 MB
Tomba di Enrico II e Caterina de' Medici.jpg 512 × 729; 138 KB
Tombeau d'Henri II et de Catherine de Médicis-Statue-2.jpg 2,322 × 4,128; 5.98 MB
Tombeau d'Henri II et de Catherine de Médicis-Statue-3.jpg 2,322 × 4,128; 6.92 MB
Tombeau d'Henri II et de Catherine de Médicis-Statue.jpg 2,322 × 4,128; 7.38 MB
Tombeau et Monument de Henri II et Catherine de Médicis, Saint-Denis.jpg 1,791 × 4,684; 5.27 MB
Tombeau Henri II Catherine Médicis Basilique St Denis St Denis Seine St Denis 1.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 2 MB
Tombeau Henri II Catherine Médicis Basilique St Denis St Denis Seine St Denis 2.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 1.97 MB
Tombeaux Louis XII Anne Bretagne Henri II Catherine Médicis Basilique St Denis St Denis Seine St Denis 1.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 1.92 MB

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