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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