Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de Medici

Effigies of Henri II, 1519aao'59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519aao'89, seen from above, made after the wax and wood funeral effigies used in their funeral procession, originally in the Rotonde des Valois, commissioned by Catherine de Medici in 1583 and made in marble by Germain Pilon, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. At the top are the effigies of John II the Good, 1319-1364, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328 and Blanche of France, 1328-93. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1583 Basilique Blanche Devreux Drone Effigy Funerary Germain Medici Pilon Recumbent Rotonde Royale Saint-denis Seine-saint-denis Tombs Unmanned Valois

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