Funerary monument of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici at Saint-Denis

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The Funerary monument of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici at Saint-Denis is an elaborate late Renaissance royal tomb in the Basilica of Saint-Denis near Paris, renowned for its finely sculpted effigies and architectural grandeur commemorating the French king and queen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance sculpture
royal funerary monument
sepulchral monument
tomb
architecturalStyle late Renaissance
artForm architectural monument
sculpture
artMovement French Renaissance
associatedWith French monarchy
Valois dynasty
linked to: House of Valois
commemorates Catherine de’ Medici
Henry II of France
commissionedBy Catherine de’ Medici
context royal necropolis of French kings at Saint-Denis
country France
dedicatedTo Catherine de’ Medici
Henry II of France
depicts Catherine de’ Medici
Henry II of France
function royal burial monument
genre funerary art
hasPart architectural canopy
kneeling effigies of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici
recumbent effigies of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici
sculpted allegorical figures
hasType double tomb
heritageDesignation part of the Basilica of Saint-Denis historic monument
locatedIn Basilica of Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis
royal necropolis of the Basilica of Saint-Denis
locatedNear Paris
materialUsed bronze
marble
notableFor architectural grandeur
elaborate sculptural program
finely sculpted effigies
period 16th century
religion Roman Catholicism
theme death and commemoration
royal power and piety

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Germain Pilon notableWork Funerary monument of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici at Saint-Denis