Funerary monument of Francois I and Claude of France, Basilique Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France

Funerary monument of Francois I, 1494-1547, and Claude of France, 1548-70, in marble, by Pierre Bontemps, 1505-68, commissioned by Henry II, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. On the right is the funerary monument of Francois II, 1544-60, king of France 1559-60, son of Henri II and Catherine de Medici, where his heart was buried, made 1572 by Primaticcio, in marble, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1818. 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

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Abbey Church Of Saint Denis, France