Henri II and Catherine de Medici, Royal tombs

Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de Medici, 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, and behind, the tomb of Henri II, 1519a"59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519a"89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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13440667

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45135271

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7087px x 4724px (9.7MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen