Fortitude, Funerary monument of Louis XII and
Fortitude, from the funerary monument of Louis XII, 1462-1515, and Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514, made 1516-31 in Carrara marble by Giovani di Giusto Betti, 1479-1519, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The mausoleum resembles an antique temple and is surrounded by the 12 apostles and the 4 cardinal virtues, Prudence, Might or Fortitude, Justice and Temperance and the plinth is decorated with bas-reliefs of the Italian wars. 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
Picture No
13440679
Media ID
45137466
Size
6570px x 4724px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
