Monument to the heart of Henry II

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The Monument to the heart of Henry II is a French Renaissance funerary sculpture created to honor King Henry II of France, renowned for its expressive allegorical figures and refined Mannerist style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance art ⓘ
funerary monument ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
artForm sculpture in the round ⓘ
artist Germain Pilon ⓘ
collection Department of Sculptures of the Louvre Museum ⓘ
commemorates heart of Henry II of France ⓘ
commissionedBy Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
country France ⓘ
creator Germain Pilon ⓘ
currentLocation Louvre Museum ⓘ
dedicatedTo Henry II of France ⓘ
depicts allegorical female figures ⓘ
three Graces ⓘ
linked to: The Three Graces

urn containing the heart of Henry II of France ⓘ
genre funerary sculpture ⓘ
hasPart central urn for the royal heart ⓘ
sculpted group of three female figures ⓘ
heritageDesignation monument historique of France ⓘ
inception circa 1561 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Paris ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
marble ⓘ
movement French Renaissance ⓘ
Mannerism ⓘ
notableFor combination of sculpture and reliquary function ⓘ
elegant elongated proportions ⓘ
expressive allegorical figures ⓘ
originalLocation Couvent des Célestins, Paris ⓘ
partOf French royal funerary art tradition ⓘ
patron Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
period 16th century ⓘ
style refined Mannerist style ⓘ
subjectHasRole royal funerary monument ⓘ
theme allegory of virtues ⓘ
mourning ⓘ
royal memory ⓘ
usesTechnique high relief carving ⓘ
polished marble finishing ⓘ

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Germain Pilon → notableWork → Monument to the heart of Henry II ⓘ