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  • Dragons, representing triumph over evil, at the feet of the effigy thought to be of Marie de Brienne, 1225-1280, last latin empress of Constantinople, originally from the Abbaye de Maubuisson and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, on the royal tombs, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. This black Tournai stone effigy is also thought to be possibly of Mahout d’Artois or Blanche of Castile. 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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  • Effigy thought to be of Marie de Brienne, 1225-1280, last latin empress of Constantinople, originally from the Abbaye de Maubuisson and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, on the royal tombs, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. This black Tournai stone effigy is also thought to be possibly of Mahout d’Artois or Blanche of Castile. 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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  • Dragons, representing triumph over evil, at the feet of the effigy thought to be of Marie de Brienne, 1225-1280, last latin empress of Constantinople, originally from the Abbaye de Maubuisson and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, on the royal tombs, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. This black Tournai stone effigy is also thought to be possibly of Mahout d’Artois or Blanche of Castile. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0302.jpg
  • Effigy of Philippe Dagobert of France, 1222-35, son of Louis VIII and Blanche de Castille, younger brother of Saint-Louis, with head supported on a pillow by 2 angels, made early 13th century, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, and behind, funerary monument of Louis XII, 1462-1515, and Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514, made 1516-31 in Carrara marble by Giovanni di Giusto Betti, 1485-1549, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The mausoleum resembles an antique temple and is surrounded by the 12 apostles and the 4 cardinal virtues, Prudence, Might, Justice and Temperance and the plinth is decorated with bas-reliefs of the Italian wars. 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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  • Effigy thought to be of Marie de Brienne, 1225-1280, last latin empress of Constantinople, originally from the Abbaye de Maubuisson and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, on the royal tombs, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. This black Tournai stone effigy is also thought to be possibly of Mahout d’Artois or Blanche of Castile. Behind are the effigies of Louis de France, 1275-1319, count of Evreux, son of Philippe III the Bold; Marguerite d'Artois, d. 1311, wife of Louis de France, daughter of Philippe d’Artois, wearing a chin guard, and Clementia of Hungary, 1293-1328, daughter of Charles I of Hungary, wife of Louis X the Quarreller. All 3 were commissioned in the early 14th century for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817. 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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  • Shield with fleur de lys design, from the effigy of Louis de France, 1275-1319, count of Evreux, son of Philippe III the Bold, commissioned in the early 14th century for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Louis de France, d. 1260, eldest son of Saint-Louis and Margaret of Provence, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and moved to Saint-Denis is 1817,  made late 13th century, and behind, Blanche de France, 1253–1323, Infanta of Castile, daughter of Saint-Louis and Margaret of Provence, originally made in the 14th century for the Eglise des Cordeliers in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Blanche de France, 1253–1323, Infanta of Castile, daughter of Saint-Louis and Margaret of Provence, originally made in the 14th century for the Eglise des Cordeliers in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy thought to be of Marie de Brienne, 1225-1280, last latin empress of Constantinople, originally from the Abbaye de Maubuisson and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, on the royal tombs, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. This Tournai stone effigy is also thought to be possibly of Mahout d’Artois or Blanche of Castile. 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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  • Statues of mourner, detail from the base of the tomb of Louis de France, 1244-60, eldest son of Saint Louis and Marguerite de Provence, made early 13th century, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Louis de France, 1244-60, eldest son of Saint Louis and Marguerite de Provence, made early 13th century, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Royal tombs seen from above, with effigies of (right) Louis de France, d. 1260, Philippe de France, d. 1235, and (left) Blanche de France, d. 1320, Louis and Philippe, and Charles I of Anjou, king of Sicily, d. 1285, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Royal tombs seen from above, with effigies of (top) Charles Martel, d. 741, Clovis II, 639-57, (bottom) Philippe IV the Fair, 1285-1314, Philippe III the Bold, 1270-85, and (left) Isabelle of Aragon, d. 1271, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Above 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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  • Effigies including Charles VI the Mad, 1368-1422 and Isabeau de Bavierre, 1371-1435, on the royal tombs in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Jeanne de France, 1350-71, daughter of Philippe VI de Valois and Blanche de Navarre, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, and (middle) Blanche de Navarre, 1332-98, second wife of Philippe VI de Valois, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, and (back) Charles, 1270-1325, count of Valois, son of Philippe III and Isabelle of Aragon, originally from the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris, brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, made early 14th century in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Statues of mourners, detail from the base of the tomb of Louis de France, 1244-60, eldest son of Saint Louis and Marguerite de Provence, made early 13th century, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Charles V, 1338-80, king of France 1364-80 who commissioned his own funerary sculpture from Andre Beauneveu in 1364, and his wife Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Charles I of Anjou, 1226-85, king of Naples and Sicily 1266-85, son of Louis VII and Blanche of Castile, dressed in chainmail as a knight and holding a heart and a broken sword, commissioned c. 1326 by Queen Clementia of Hungary, his great-granddaughter, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Only his heart is buried here. Behind, the effigy of Blanche de France, 1320, daughter of Saint-Louis and Marguerite de Provence, originally from the Eglise des Cordeliers in Paris, brought to Saint-Denis in 1817. 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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  • Effigy of Jeanne de France, 1350-71, daughter of Philippe VI de Valois and Blanche de Navarre, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, and (middle) Blanche de Navarre, 1332-98, second wife of Philippe VI de Valois, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, and (back) Charles, 1270-1325, count of Valois, son of Philippe III and Isabelle of Aragon, originally from the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris, brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, made early 14th century in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0288.jpg
  • Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de Medici, made after the wax and wood funeral effigies used in their funeral procession, originally in the Rotonde des Valois, commissioned by Catherine de Medici in 1583 and made in marble by Germain Pilon, and behind, the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Royal tombs, with effigies of Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, and John II the Good, 1319-1364, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon. 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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  • Funerary statue of Beatrice de Bourbon, d. 1383, daughter of Louis I of Bourbon and Marie de Hainaut, wife of John of Luxembourg, made late 14th century in stone for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Philippe of France, 1222-35, son of Louis VII and Adele de Champagne, younger brother of Saint-Louis, with head supported on a pillow by 2 angels, and behind, effigy of Louis de France, 1244-60, eldest son of Saint Louis and Marguerite de Provence, both made early 13th century, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Philippe Dagobert of France , 1222-35, son of Louis VIII and Blanche de Castille, younger brother of Saint-Louis, with head supported on a pillow by 2 angels, made early 13th century, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Royal tombs seen from above, with effigies of (top) thought to be Marie de Brienne, 1225-1280, Louis de France, 1275-1319, Marguerite d'Artois, d. 1311, Clementia of Hungary, 1293-1328, and (bottom) Jeanne de France, c. 1371, Blanche de Navarre, d. 1398, and Charles, count of Valois, d. 1325, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigies of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, seen from above, made after the wax and wood funeral effigies used in their funeral procession, originally in the Rotonde des Valois, commissioned by Catherine de Medici in 1583 and made in marble by Germain Pilon, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. At the top are the effigies of John II the Good, 1319-1364, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328 and Blanche of France, 1328-93. 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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  • Effigy of Charles V, 1338-80, king of France 1364-80 who commissioned his own funerary sculpture from Andre Beauneveu in 1364, and his wife Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind are the effigy of Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, bust of Charles VII, 1403-61 on the right and bust of Marie d’Anjou, 1404-63 on the left. 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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  • Effigy of Blanche de France, 1253–1323, Infanta of Castile, daughter of Saint-Louis and Margaret of Provence, originally made in the 14th century for the Eglise des Cordeliers in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Fleur de lys design, detail of effigy of Charles, 1270-1325, count of Valois, son of Philippe III and Isabelle of Aragon, originally from the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris, brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, made early 14th century in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de Medici, made after the wax and wood funeral effigies used in their funeral procession, originally in the Rotonde des Valois, commissioned by Catherine de Medici in 1583 and made in marble by Germain Pilon, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Lion at the feet of the effigy of Philippe of France, 1222-35, son of Louis VII and Adele de Champagne, younger brother of Saint-Louis, with head supported on a pillow by 2 angels, and behind, effigy of Louis de France, 1244-60, eldest son of Saint Louis and Marguerite de Provence, both made early 13th century, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and brought to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigies from the tomb of Marguerite d'Artois, d. 1311, wife of Louis de France, daughter of Philippe d’Artois, wearing a chin guard, and Louis de France, 1275-1319, count of Evreux, son of Philippe III the Bold, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Both were commissioned in the early 14th century for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0307.jpg
  • Effigies of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, seen from above, made after the wax and wood funeral effigies used in their funeral procession, originally in the Rotonde des Valois, commissioned by Catherine de Medici in 1583 and made in marble by Germain Pilon, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Charles V, 1338-80, king of France 1364-80 who commissioned his own funerary sculpture from Andre Beauneveu in 1364, and his wife Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind (right) is Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, Constable of France 1397-1402, commissioned by Charles VI, 15th century, in marble. 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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  • Royal tombs, with effigies of John II the Good, 1319-1364, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328 and Blanche of France, 1328-93, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon. 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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  • Effigy of Blanche de France, 1253–1323, Infanta of Castile, daughter of Saint-Louis and Margaret of Provence, originally made in the 14th century for the Eglise des Cordeliers in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Tomb of Louis, d. 1277, and Philippe, d. 1279, detail, sons of the count of Alencon, copy of the original 13th century sculpture from the Abbaye de Royaumont, now in the Musee National du Moyen Age, Paris, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. At the feet of Louis are 2 figures reading and at the feet of Philippe is a dog with a rabbit in its mouth. 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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  • Dog at the feet of the effigy of Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, wife of Charles V, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Detail of hand holding a bag, indicating that the entrails of the deceased are buried here, from the effigy of Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, wife of Charles V, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Detail of hand holding a bag, indicating that the entrails of the deceased are buried here, from the effigy of Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, wife of Charles V, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, and above, Valentine Visconti, 1366-1408, both made in 1504, on the funerary monument of the Dukes of Orleans, marble, 16th century, with effigies of Louis, Duke of Orleans, 1372-1407, Valentine Visconti his wife, 1366-1408, and their sons Charles the Poet, 1394-1465, and Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, in the Chapelle Saint-Michel, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Statuettes of 24 saints and apostles stand in niches around the tomb, which was commissioned in 1502 by Louis XII and made by Italian artists. This tomb was originally in the Chapelle des Celestins in Paris. 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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  • Effigy of Marguerite d'Artois, d. 1311, wife of Louis de France, daughter of Philippe d’Artois, wearing a chin guard, made early 14th century for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Royal tombs seen from above, with effigies of (left-right) John II the Good, 1319-1364, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328 and Blanche of France, 1328-93, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon. 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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  • Effigies from the tomb of Marguerite d'Artois, d. 1311, wife of Louis de France, daughter of Philippe d’Artois, wearing a chin guard, and Louis de France, 1275-1319, count of Evreux, son of Philippe III the Bold, seen from above, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Both were commissioned in the early 14th century for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817. 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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  • Royal tomb, with effigy of Childebert I, 496-558, son of Clovis I, Frankish king of Paris, in stone, c. 1163, originally from the church of Saint Germain des Pres in Paris, considered the oldest one in the Northern France, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigies from the tomb of Marguerite d'Artois, d. 1311, (left) wife of Louis de France, daughter of Philippe d’Artois, wearing a chin guard, and Louis de France, 1275-1319, count of Evreux, son of Philippe III the Bold, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Both were commissioned in the early 14th century for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817. 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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  • Royal tombs, with effigies of John II the Good, 1319-1364, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328 and Blanche of France, 1328-93, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon. 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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  • Effigy of Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, made 1504, on the funerary monument of the Dukes of Orleans, marble, 16th century, with effigies of Louis, Duke of Orleans, 1372-1407, Valentine Visconti his wife, 1366-1408, and their sons Charles the Poet, 1394-1465, and Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, in the Chapelle Saint-Michel, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Statuettes of 24 saints and apostles stand in niches around the tomb, which was commissioned in 1502 by Louis XII and made by Italian artists. This tomb was originally in the Chapelle des Celestins in Paris. 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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  • Dog at the feet of the effigy of Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, wife of Charles V, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Charles V, 1338-80, king of France 1364-80 who commissioned his own funerary sculpture from Andre Beauneveu in 1364, and his wife Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Charles V, 1338-80, king of France 1364-80 who commissioned his own funerary sculpture from Andre Beauneveu in 1364, and his wife Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, Constable of France 1397-1402, commissioned by Charles VI, 15th century, in marble. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0209.jpg
  • Effigies of Charles VI the Mad, 1368-1422, king of France 1380-1422, and his wife Isabeau de Baviere, 1371-1435, queen of France, who commissioned the tomb, made by Pierre de Thoiry c. 1424 and completed 1429, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0206.jpg
  • Eye, in copper gilt and enamel, detail from the metal tomb of the child Jean, d. 1268, son of Saint-Louis and Marguerite of Provence, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and moved to Saint-Denis in 1820, made by Limousin metalworkers, c. 1250, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0235.jpg
  • Effigy of Marguerite de Flandre, 1310-82, daughter of Philippe V and Jeanne de Bourgogne, wife of Louis II bout of Flandres, made late 14th century in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Blanche de Navarre, 1332-98, wife of Philippe VI de Valois, from the tomb of Blanche de Navarre and her daughter Jeanne de France, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0297.jpg
  • Dogs at the feet of the effigy of Jeanne de France, 1350-71, daughter of Philippe VI of Valois and Blanche de Navarre, from the tomb of Blanche de Navarre and her daughter Jeanne de France, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0294.jpg
  • Royal tombs seen from above, with effigies of (left-right) John II the Good, 1319-1364, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328 and Blanche of France, 1328-93, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon. 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
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0480.jpg
  • Virtue statue from the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon, and behind, the funerary monument of Louis XII, 1462-1515, and Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514, made 1516-31 in Carrara marble by Giovani di Giusto Betti, 1479-1519, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0453.jpg
  • Royal tombs, with effigies of John II the Good, 1319-1364, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328 and Blanche of France, 1328-93, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0452.jpg
  • Effigy of Charles the Poet, 1394-1465, Duke of Orleans, made 1504, on the funerary monument of the Dukes of Orleans, marble, 16th century, with effigies of Louis, Duke of Orleans, 1372-1407, Valentine Visconti his wife, 1366-1408, and their sons Charles the Poet, 1394-1465, and Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, in the Chapelle Saint-Michel, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Statuettes of 24 saints and apostles stand in niches around the tomb, which was commissioned in 1502 by Louis XII and made by Italian artists. This tomb was originally in the Chapelle des Celestins in Paris. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0171.jpg
  • Effigy of Isabeau de Baviere, 1371-1435, queen of France, who commissioned the tomb for herself and her husband Charles VI the Mad, 1368-1422, king of France 1380-1422, made by Pierre de Thoiry c. 1424 and completed 1429, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Funerary statue of Beatrice de Bourbon, d. 1383, daughter of Louis I of Bourbon and Marie de Hainaut, wife of John of Luxembourg, made late 14th century in stone for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0259.jpg
  • Effigy of Blanche de Navarre, 1332-98, wife of Philippe VI de Valois, from the tomb of Blanche de Navarre and her daughter Jeanne de France, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0299.jpg
  • Dog with a bone in his mouth (meaning that a body is buried here) at the feet of an effigy of Blanche de France, 1253–1323, Infanta of Castile, daughter of Saint-Louis and Margaret of Provence, originally made in the 14th century for the Eglise des Cordeliers in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0276.jpg
  • Feet of the effigies from the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The funerary monument was made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon but the original effigies were rejected by Catherine de Medici and new more natural sculptures were made. Behind, are the seated figures from the funerary monument of Louis XII, 1462-1515, and Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514, made 1516-31 in Carrara marble by Giovani di Giusto Betti, 1479-1519. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0449.jpg
  • Effigies of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, seen from above, made after the wax and wood funeral effigies used in their funeral procession, originally in the Rotonde des Valois, commissioned by Catherine de Medici in 1583 and made in marble by Germain Pilon, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0473.jpg
  • Royal tombs seen from above, with effigies of Clovis I, 465-511, first king of the Franks, stone, made 1220-30, originally from the Church of Sainte Genevieve in Paris, and Childebert I, 496-558, son of Clovis I, Frankish king of Paris, stone, c. 1163, originally from the church of Saint Germain des Pres in Paris, considered as the oldest one in the Northern France, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0470.jpg
  • Cherubs and column of flames on 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, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. In front is the effigy of Isabelle of Aragon, 1247-71, wife of Philip III the Bold, made 1275 in marble. On the right is the effigy of Clovis II. 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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  • Effigy of Charles VI the Mad, 1368-1422, king of France 1380-1422, commissioned by his wife Isabeau de Baviere, 1371-1435, queen of France, made by Pierre de Thoiry c. 1424 and completed 1429, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0190.jpg
  • Cherubs and column of flames on 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, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0183.JPG
  • Effigy of Isabeau de Baviere, 1371-1435, queen of France, who commissioned the tomb for herself and her husband Charles VI the Mad, 1368-1422, king of France 1380-1422, made by Pierre de Thoiry c. 1424 and completed 1429, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0200.jpg
  • Cherub from 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, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0231.jpg
  • Effigy of Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, Constable of France 1397-1402, commissioned by Charles VI, 15th century, in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0226.jpg
  • Dogs at the feet of the effigy of Jeanne de France, 1350-71, daughter of Philippe VI of Valois and Blanche de Navarre, from the tomb of Blanche de Navarre and her daughter Jeanne de France, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0295.jpg
  • Dog at the feet of the effigy of Blanche de Navarre, 1332-98, wife of Philippe VI de Valois, from the tomb of Blanche de Navarre and her daughter Jeanne de France, made 1371 in marble by the atelier of Jean de Liege, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0293.jpg
  • Dog with rabbit in its mouth at the feet of Philippe, from the tomb of Louis, d. 1277, and Philippe, d. 1279, detail, sons of the count of Alencon, copy of the original 13th century sculpture from the Abbaye de Royaumont, now in the Musee National du Moyen Age, Paris, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. At the feet of Louis are 2 figures reading. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0279.jpg
  • Effigy of Clementia of Hungary, 1293-1328, daughter of Charles I of Hungary, wife of Louis X the Quarreller, originally in the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris, moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, made early 14th century in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0308.jpg
  • Effigies from the tomb of Marguerite d'Artois, d. 1311, wife of Louis de France, daughter of Philippe d’Artois, wearing a chin guard, and Louis de France, 1275-1319, count of Evreux, son of Philippe III the Bold, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Both were commissioned in the early 14th century for the Eglise des Jacobins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0304.jpg
  • Lion at the feet of the effigy of Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328, on the royal tombs in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, on the royal tombs in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, from the royal tombs in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Saint-Louis reestablishing the tombs of his ancestors the royal kings in the choir of the church at Saint-Denis, c. 1231, detail of a painting by Landon in the sacristy of the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Isabeau de Baviere, 1371-1435, queen of France, who commissioned the tomb for herself and her husband Charles VI the Mad, 1368-1422, king of France 1380-1422, made by Pierre de Thoiry c. 1424 and completed 1429, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0193.jpg
  • Effigy of Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, made 1504, on the funerary monument of the Dukes of Orleans, marble, 16th century, with effigies of Louis, Duke of Orleans, 1372-1407, Valentine Visconti his wife, 1366-1408, and their sons Charles the Poet, 1394-1465, and Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, in the Chapelle Saint-Michel, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Statuettes of 24 saints and apostles stand in niches around the tomb, which was commissioned in 1502 by Louis XII and made by Italian artists. This tomb was originally in the Chapelle des Celestins in Paris. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0178.jpg
  • Ermine, at the feet of the effigy of Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, made 1504, on the funerary monument of the Dukes of Orleans, marble, 16th century, with effigies of Louis, Duke of Orleans, 1372-1407, Valentine Visconti his wife, 1366-1408, and their sons Charles the Poet, 1394-1465, and Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, in the Chapelle Saint-Michel, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Statuettes of 24 saints and apostles stand in niches around the tomb, which was commissioned in 1502 by Louis XII and made by Italian artists. This tomb was originally in the Chapelle des Celestins in Paris. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0175.jpg
  • Effigy of Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, Constable of France 1397-1402, commissioned by Charles VI, 15th century, in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0224.jpg
  • Effigy of Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, wife of Charles V, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0218.jpg
  • Effigy of Jeanne de Bourbon, 1338-77, wife of Charles V, holding a bag indicating that only the entrails of the deceased are buried here, originally from the Eglise des Celestins in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1816, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Heart of Louis Charles de France or Louis XVII, 1785-95, king of France 1793-95, second son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, in a glass urn, brought to Saint-Denis in 1975 and entombed in 2004 after authentication in the Bourbon Chapel in the crypt of the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Dogs holding a bone, representing her body in the tomb, at the feet of the effigy of Marguerite de Flandre, 1310-82, daughter of Philippe V and Jeanne de Bourgogne, wife of Louis II bout of Flandres, made late 14th century in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0258.jpg
  • Dog at the feet of the effigies on the tomb of Louis, d. 1277, and Philippe, d. 1279, detail, sons of the count of Alencon, copy of the original 13th century sculpture from the Abbaye de Royaumont, now in the Musee National du Moyen Age, Paris, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. At the feet of Louis are 2 figures reading and at the feet of Philippe is a dog with a rabbit in its mouth. 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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  • Effigy of Blanche of France, 1328-93, on the royal tombs, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Blanche de France, 1328-93, Duchess of Orleans, daughter of Charles IV, made 1390 by Jean de Liege and Robert Loisel, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Kneeling figures on the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is the funerary monument of Louis XII, 1462-1515, and Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514, made 1516-31 in Carrara marble by Giovani di Giusto Betti, 1479-1519. 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
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0483.jpg
  • Royal tombs seen from above, with effigies of (left-right) John II the Good, 1319-1364, Philippe VI of Valois, 1293-1350, Philippe V Le Long, 1294-1322, Jeanne d'Evreux, 1307-71, Charles IV the Fair, 1294-1328 and Blanche of France, 1328-93, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind is the tomb of Henri II, 1519–59, and Catherine de Medici, 1519–89, with statues of the virtues, made 1560-73 by Francesco Primaticcio, Jacquio Ponce and Germain Pilon. 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
    DRN_LC18_FRANCE_MC_0481.jpg
  • Dogs at the feet of the effigy of Isabeau de Baviere, 1371-1435, queen of France, who commissioned the tomb for herself and her husband Charles VI the Mad, 1368-1422, king of France 1380-1422, made by Pierre de Thoiry c. 1424 and completed 1429, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Charles VI the Mad, 1368-1422, king of France 1380-1422, commissioned by his wife Isabeau de Baviere, 1371-1435, queen of France, made by Pierre de Thoiry c. 1424 and completed 1429, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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  • Effigy of Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, Constable of France 1397-1402, commissioned by Charles VI, 15th century, in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0188.jpg
  • Effigy of Louis, duke of Orleans, 1372-1407, son of Charles and Jeanne of Bourbon, brother of Charles VI, father of Charles of Orleans, and effigy of Valentine Visconti, 1366-1408, wife of Louis of Orleans, made 1504, on the funerary monument of the Dukes of Orleans, marble, 16th century, with effigies of Louis, Duke of Orleans, 1372-1407, Valentine Visconti his wife, 1366-1408, and their sons Charles the Poet, 1394-1465, and Philip, 1396-1420, comte de Vertus, in the Chapelle Saint-Michel, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Statuettes of 24 saints and apostles stand in niches around the tomb, which was commissioned in 1502 by Louis XII and made by Italian artists. This tomb was originally in the Chapelle des Celestins in Paris. 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
    LC18_FRANCE_MC_0173.jpg
  • Effigy of Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, Constable of France 1397-1402, commissioned by Charles VI, 15th century, in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. 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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