Funerary monument of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany
Stitches on the opening made to preserve the body, detail on the effigy of Louis XII 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, 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
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1516-31 Basilique Betti Bretagne Effigy Embalming Funerary Giovani Giusto Juste Preservation Recumbent Royale Saint-denis Scar Seine-saint-denis Stitches Surgery
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