Virtue and effigy of Louis of France, Basilique
Effigy of Louis of France, 1244-60, oldest son of Saint-Louis and Marguerite de Provence, 18th century, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. On the left is a virtue statue 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. 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
13440663
Media ID
45136155
Size
7087px x 4806px
(7.6MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
