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| Claude de France |
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| Louis XII |
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| Catherine de Medici |
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| Catherine de Medici |
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| Valentine Visconti |
for more:
http://saint-denis.monuments-nationaux.fr/
http://www.schneck.fr/
http://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/ (in English)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Grave beauty
for more:
http://saint-denis.monuments-nationaux.fr/
http://www.schneck.fr/
http://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/ (in English)
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Fascinating works of art in sculpture! Sorry to be so remiss Gesbi!
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Karena
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Gésbi, these are brilliant! My next book on the pile is about Catherine de Medici by Leonie Frieda.
These photographs are spectacular!
Alaine, She is fascinating and so influential. In fact, she refused her first mortuary statue by Primaticcio because it was too horrifying and had the sleeping sculpture you see in the picture done by Pilon instead. The deathly one is in the Louvre. I love the story of her death near St Germain. Enjoy your reading!
JWC: Yes, they are and from a practical point of view, they show the sculpture better than we can see it in person sometimes.
Thanks for your comment!
i am fascinated by anything resembling a death mask.
you think i am a bit morbid???
hahahah
great post!!!
Renée, aren't we all?
Love the photos. I'll have to Google them to read up on them.
Donna, I've added an English language site to help on follow up.
I do so love a good death mask, especially in marble.
I want to add to my earlier comment, this is why I love blogging. I find and see such wonderful things I knew almost nothing about. And I can't wait to read about Catherine de Medici in the book the above person mentioned.
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