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  • Effigy and angels, from the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy and angels, from the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crown made from non-precious materials, possibly used at the funeral of Philippe le Hardi (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne) in 1404 or of Jean Sans Peur (Jean de Valois or Jean I duc de Bourgogne) in 1419, or from a statue of the Virgin, originally in the Chartreuse de Champmol, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers including a bishop, under Gothic canopies, by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers, including a man drying his eyes with a handkerchief, by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of hooded weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy from the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy and angels, from the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy and angels, from the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy and angels, from the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy and angels, from the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers under Gothic canopies by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crown made from non-precious materials, possibly used at the funeral of Philippe le Hardi (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne) in 1404 or of Jean Sans Peur (Jean de Valois or Jean I duc de Bourgogne) in 1419, or from a statue of the Virgin, originally in the Chartreuse de Champmol, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptures of weepers by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, on the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Claus Sluter worked on the weepers 1389-1404 and produced startlingly realistic sculptures, and Claus de Werve completed them 1404-10. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy and angels, from the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne, or Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, and Claus de Werve, 1380-1459, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. Jean de Marville was commissioned in 1381, and Claus Sluter took over in 1389 after his death and produced startlingly realistic sculptures. In 1404, and Claus de Werve took over and finished the work in 1410. The effigies were painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cellar with stone pillars supporting a rib vaulted ceiling, 13th century, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. This large wine cellar was used for storing wine and food and was part of the original fortress, with both Gothic and Burgundian Romanesque elements. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of painted initial P for Philip the Bold, in the dressing room of Margaret of Bavaria (Marguerite de Baviere, future Duchess of Burgundy), 14th century, with wall paintings by Jean de Beaumetz and his assistant Armoult Picornet, with initials of the ducal couple (P and M) and thistles, on the first floor of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ducal chapel and behind, the main building, 14th century, of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main building and the ducal chapel, 14th century, of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main building and the ducal chapel, 14th century, of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone spiral staircase leading to the reception room containing the monumental fireplace, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower chapel, 13th century, underneath the 14th century ducal chapel, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The lower chapel was part of the original fortress and combines Gothic and Burgundian Romanesque elements, with sculptured decoration with both Romanesque reliefs and Gothic foliage. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower chapel, 13th century, underneath the 14th century ducal chapel, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The lower chapel was part of the original fortress and combines Gothic and Burgundian Romanesque elements, with sculptured decoration with both Romanesque reliefs and Gothic foliage. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lower chapel, 13th century, underneath the 14th century ducal chapel, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The lower chapel was part of the original fortress and combines Gothic and Burgundian Romanesque elements, with sculptured decoration with both Romanesque reliefs and Gothic foliage. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the ducal chapel, built on top of the original lower chapel, 14th century, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir of the ducal chapel, built in the octagonal turret or bartizan as a private devotional space for the Duchess, 14th century, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. This part of the chapel was destroyed by fire in the 19th century and was reconstructed in 2009-10. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main building and the ducal chapel, 14th century, of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main building, 14th century, of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted daisy in the dressing room of Margaret of Bavaria (Marguerite de Baviere, future Duchess of Burgundy), 14th century, with wall paintings by Jean de Beaumetz and his assistant Armoult Picornet, on the first floor of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of a courtier, one of the garret rooms on the second floor, with 20th century copies of the wall paintings on the first floor, with initials P and M for the Duke and Duchess, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental fireplace, 14th century, originally in a reception room destroyed by fire in the 19th century and now in the great hall, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The fireplace has capitals by the workshop of Claus Sluter representing a scene from Chretien de Troyes’s novel, Yvain, the Knight with the Lion. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural capital by the workshop of Claus Sluter representing a scene from Chretien de Troyes’s novel, Yvain, the Knight with the Lion, on the monumental fireplace, 14th century, originally in a reception room destroyed by fire in the 19th century and now in the great hall, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural capital by the workshop of Claus Sluter representing a scene from Chretien de Troyes’s novel, Yvain, the Knight with the Lion, on the monumental fireplace, 14th century, originally in a reception room destroyed by fire in the 19th century and now in the great hall, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural capitals by the workshop of Claus Sluter representing a scene from Chretien de Troyes’s novel, Yvain, the Knight with the Lion, on the monumental fireplace, 14th century, originally in a reception room destroyed by fire in the 19th century and now in the great hall, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural capital with a bird in flight, by the workshop of Claus Sluter representing a scene from Chretien de Troyes’s novel, Yvain, the Knight with the Lion, on the monumental fireplace, 14th century, originally in a reception room destroyed by fire in the 19th century and now in the great hall, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original 14th century kitchen, with large Gothic fireplace and wall paintings with a rose motif, converted into a dining room in the 20th century, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dressing room of Margaret of Bavaria (Marguerite de Baviere, future Duchess of Burgundy), 14th century, with wall paintings by Jean de Beaumetz and his assistant Armoult Picornet, with initials of the ducal couple (P and M) and thistles, on the first floor of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of painted initials and thistles in the dressing room of Margaret of Bavaria (Marguerite de Baviere, future Duchess of Burgundy), 14th century, with wall paintings by Jean de Beaumetz and his assistant Armoult Picornet, with initials of the ducal couple (P and M) and thistles, on the first floor of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of painted initials and thistles in the dressing room of Margaret of Bavaria (Marguerite de Baviere, future Duchess of Burgundy), 14th century, with wall paintings by Jean de Beaumetz and his assistant Armoult Picornet, with initials of the ducal couple (P and M) and thistles, on the first floor of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dressing room of Margaret of Bavaria (Marguerite de Baviere, future Duchess of Burgundy), 14th century, with wall paintings by Jean de Beaumetz and his assistant Armoult Picornet, with initials of the ducal couple (P and M) and thistles, on the first floor of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone spiral staircase, 15th century, leading to the bedrooms of the Duchess and her courtiers, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Original 14th century kitchen, with large Gothic fireplace and wall paintings with a rose motif, converted into a dining room in the 20th century, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural capital by the workshop of Claus Sluter representing a scene from Chretien de Troyes’s novel, Yvain, the Knight with the Lion, on the monumental fireplace, 14th century, originally in a reception room destroyed by fire in the 19th century and now in the great hall, in the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel from the tomb of Jean sans Peur, or John the Fearless, 1371-1419, (Jean de Valois or John of Valois, Jean I, duc de Bourgogne, or John I, Duke of Burgundy) and his wife Marguerite de Baviere, or Margaret of Bavaria, 1363- 1423, 1443-70, by Jean de la Huerta, 1413-62, and Antoine le Moiturier, 1425-97, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, a 15th century Flamboyant Gothic hall, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. In the background is the tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, by Jean de Marville, Claus Sluter, and Claus de Werve. The tombs consist of painted alabaster effigies with lions and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. This tomb was begun in 1443 (24 years after his death), by Jean de La Huerta, and Antoine le Moiturier after 1456, and finally installed in 1470. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of the Pillar, with the Virgin gazing at the Christ child, by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, from the portal of the Chapel at the Chartreuse de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery founded 1383 by Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy or Philippe le Hardi, duc de Bourgogne, in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The portal was originally designed by architect Drouet Dammartin, d. 1413, with sculptures by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, and was later redeveloped by Claus Sluter. The central statue is of Our Lady of the Pillar, and on the left, Philip the Bold kneeling before St John the Baptist, and on the right, his wife Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, before St Catherine of Alexandria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy or Philippe le Hardi, duc de Bourgogne, 1342-1404, by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, from the portal of the Chapel at the Chartreuse de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery founded 1383 by Philip the Bold, in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The portal was originally designed by architect Drouet Dammartin, d. 1413, with sculptures by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, and was later redeveloped by Claus Sluter. The central statue is of Our Lady of the Pillar, and on the left, Philip the Bold kneeling before St John the Baptist, and on the right, his wife Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, before St Catherine of Alexandria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of the Pillar, with the Virgin gazing at the Christ child, by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, from the portal of the Chapel at the Chartreuse de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery founded 1383 by Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy or Philippe le Hardi, duc de Bourgogne, in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The portal was originally designed by architect Drouet Dammartin, d. 1413, with sculptures by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, and was later redeveloped by Claus Sluter. The central statue is of Our Lady of the Pillar, and on the left, Philip the Bold kneeling before St John the Baptist, and on the right, his wife Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, before St Catherine of Alexandria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of the Pillar, with the Virgin gazing at the Christ child, by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, from the portal of the Chapel at the Chartreuse de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery founded 1383 by Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy or Philippe le Hardi, duc de Bourgogne, in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The portal was originally designed by architect Drouet Dammartin, d. 1413, with sculptures by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, and was later redeveloped by Claus Sluter. The central statue is of Our Lady of the Pillar, and on the left, Philip the Bold kneeling before St John the Baptist, and on the right, his wife Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, before St Catherine of Alexandria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portal of the Chapel at the Chartreuse de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery founded 1383 by Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy or Philippe le Hardi, duc de Bourgogne, in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The portal was originally designed by architect Drouet Dammartin, d. 1413, with sculptures by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, and was later redeveloped by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405. The central statue is of Our Lady of the Pillar, with the Virgin gazing at the Christ child, and on the left, Philip the Bold kneeling before St John the Baptist, and on the right, his wife Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, before St Catherine of Alexandria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy or Philippe le Hardi, duc de Bourgogne, 1342-1404, by Claus Sluter, 1340-1405, from the portal of the Chapel at the Chartreuse de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery founded 1383 by Philip the Bold, in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The portal was originally designed by architect Drouet Dammartin, d. 1413, with sculptures by Jean de Marville, d. 1389, and was later redeveloped by Claus Sluter. The central statue is of Our Lady of the Pillar, and on the left, Philip the Bold kneeling before St John the Baptist, and on the right, his wife Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, before St Catherine of Alexandria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Philippe le Hardi (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne) or Philip the Bold (Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1342-1404, 16th century copy of an original c. 1400 by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. Jean Malouel was the court painter of Philip the Bold, working in International Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs of Jean sans Peur, or John the Fearless, 1371-1419, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Marguerite de Baviere, or Margaret of Bavaria, 1363- 1423, 1443-70, by Jean de la Huerta and Antoine le Moiturier, and behind, tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, Duke of Burgundy, 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, Claus Sluter et Claus de Werve, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tombs consist of painted alabaster effigies with lions and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. The Guardroom, a large ceremonial and banquet hall, was built 1450-55 by Philippe le Bon, or Philip the Good, 1396-1467, Duke of Burgundy, in Flamboyant Gothic style. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs of Jean sans Peur, or John the Fearless, 1371-1419, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Marguerite de Baviere, or Margaret of Bavaria, 1363- 1423, 1443-70, by Jean de la Huerta and Antoine le Moiturier, and behind, tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, Duke of Burgundy, 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, Claus Sluter et Claus de Werve, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tombs consist of painted alabaster effigies with lions and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. The Guardroom, a large ceremonial and banquet hall, was built 1450-55 by Philippe le Bon, or Philip the Good, 1396-1467, Duke of Burgundy, in Flamboyant Gothic style. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs of Jean sans Peur, or John the Fearless, 1371-1419, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Marguerite de Baviere, or Margaret of Bavaria, 1363- 1423, 1443-70, by Jean de la Huerta and Antoine le Moiturier, and behind, tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, Duke of Burgundy, 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, Claus Sluter et Claus de Werve, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tombs consist of painted alabaster effigies with lions and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. The Guardroom, a large ceremonial and banquet hall, was built 1450-55 by Philippe le Bon, or Philip the Good, 1396-1467, Duke of Burgundy, in Flamboyant Gothic style. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs of Jean sans Peur, or John the Fearless, 1371-1419, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Marguerite de Baviere, or Margaret of Bavaria, 1363- 1423, 1443-70, by Jean de la Huerta and Antoine le Moiturier, and behind, tomb of Philippe le Hardi, or Philip the Bold, 1342-1404, Duke of Burgundy, 1381-1410, by Jean de Marville, Claus Sluter et Claus de Werve, in the Grande Salle du Palais des ducs de Bourgogne, or Salle des Gardes, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The tombs consist of painted alabaster effigies with lions and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. The Guardroom, a large ceremonial and banquet hall, was built 1450-55 by Philippe le Bon, or Philip the Good, 1396-1467, Duke of Burgundy, in Flamboyant Gothic style. The tombs were originally from the Chartreuse de Champmol, or Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinite de Champmol, a Carthusian monastery which was sacked in the French Revolution and the tombs moved to Dijon cathedral then here in 1827. The effigies are 19th century reconstructions, the originals being destroyed in the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Engraving of the tomb of Philippe le Hardi (Philippe II, duc de Bourgogne) or Philip the Bold (Philip II, Duke of Burgundy), 1342-1404, from the antechamber on the first floor of the Chateau de Chateauneuf, or Chateauneuf-en-Auxois, a 12th and 15th century castle in Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The tomb consists of a painted alabaster effigy with lion and angels, and below, figures of pleurants or weepers among Gothic tracery. The tomb was made 1381-1410 by Jean de Marville, Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve, with polychrome and gilt decoration by Jean Malouel. It was originally placed in the Chartreuse de Champmol but is now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, housed in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, or Palais des Ducs de Bourgogne. 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, Philippe IV the Fair, 1285-1314, Philippe III the Bold, 1270-85, and Isabelle of Aragon, d. 1271, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The bottom group are Louis III, 879-82, Carloman, 882-84, Pepin le Bref, 751-68, and Berthe, d. 783. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. On the right is the new altar, by Vladimir Zbynovsky, a French-Slovakian artist, consecrated 14th January 2018. 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. 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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  • Effigy of Isabelle of Aragon, 1247-71, wife of Philip III the Bold, made 1275 in marble, with a black base with rhyming inscription which survived the Revolution, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Behind on the left are Clovis II, 635-57, king of Neustria and Burgundy 639-57, and Charles Martel, 685-741, mayor of the palace of Austrasia of Neustria and Burgundy 721-41, both commissioned by Saint-Louis and made in stone 1263-64. Behind on the right are Philippe IV the Fair, 1268-1314, and Philippe III the Bold, 1245-85. 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 (left) Charles Martel, 685-741 and<br />
Clovis II, 635 - 657, (bottom) Isabelle of Aragon, 1247-71, (right) Philip IV the Fair, 1268-1314 and Philip III the Bold, 1245-85, 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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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with an interlaced floral design with fleur de lys, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a sun, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a sheep underneath a tree, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tiles decorated with a lion and heraldic fleur de lys patterns, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tiles decorated with a lion and heraldic fleur de lys patterns, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a sheep, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with thistles, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a rose, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a daisy or marguerite, symbol of Margaret of Bavaria (Marguerite de Baviere, future Duchess of Burgundy), 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a rose, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with thistles, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a sheep underneath a tree, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a daisy or marguerite, symbol of Margaret of Bavaria (Marguerite de Baviere, future Duchess of Burgundy), 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a sun, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with a sheep, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0226.jpg
  • Glazed terracotta floor tile decorated with an interlaced floral design with fleur de lys, 14th century, from the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. These tiles decorated the floors of the rooms on the first and second floors of the castle, and are decorated with symbols of the Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy: daisies, lions, roses, thistles, sheep, suns and lilies. The chateau was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The architect Drouet de Dammartin, the sculptors Jean de Marville and Claus Sluter and the painter Jean de Beaumetz all worked on the building. It was subsequently used by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good and Charles le Temeraire or Charles the Bold. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Print of the Chateau de la Rochepot, a 13th century Burgundian castle, home of the Seigneurs Regnierand Philippe Pot, counsellors to the Duke of Burgundy, in the collection of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau de Germolles was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hand-tinted engraving of the Chateau de Germolles at the time of the Dukes of Burgundy, in the collection of the Chateau de Germolles, built 1385-1400, Burgundy, France. The chateau de Germolles was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Engraving of the Chateau de Brancion, a 12th century Burgundian castle bought in 1259 by Hugues IV de Bourgogne or Hugh IV of Burgundy, in the collection of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau de Germolles was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Print of the Chateau de Chaumont, a 10th century Burgundian castle rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise, by Victor Petit, 1818-71, in the collection of the Chateau de Germolles, Burgundy, France, built 1385-1400 as the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy. The chateau de Germolles was built under Philippe le Hardi or Philip the Bold, first Duke of Burgundy of the new royal Valois dynasty, and then given to his wife, Margaret of Flanders, Duchess of Burgundy. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moses with horns and long divided beard, holding a phylactery and the Tablets of the Law, from the Puits de Moise, or Well of Moses, 1395-1403, sculpted by Claus Sluter, 1340-1406, and his studio, and painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415, in the courtyard of the Chartreuse de Champmol, the burial site of Philippe le Hardi duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy, now the Hospital de la Chartreuse, Dijon, Burgundy, France. The sculpture was commissioned by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, and consists of a crucifixion scene surrounded by 6 prophets (Moses, David, Jeremiah, Zachariah, Daniel and Isaiah), with 6 weeping angels. The hexagonal building surrounding the sculpture was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moses with horns and long divided beard, holding a phylactery and the Tablets of the Law, and David, wearing a crown and holding a harp and psalm, from the Puits de Moise, or Well of Moses, 1395-1403, sculpted by Claus Sluter, 1340-1406, and his studio, and painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415, in the courtyard of the Chartreuse de Champmol, the burial site of Philippe le Hardi duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy, now the Hospital de la Chartreuse, Dijon, Burgundy, France. The sculpture was commissioned by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, and consists of a crucifixion scene surrounded by 6 prophets (Moses, David, Jeremiah, Zachariah, Daniel and Isaiah), with 6 weeping angels. The hexagonal building surrounding the sculpture was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0370.jpg
  • Moses with horns and long divided beard, holding a phylactery and the Tablets of the Law, from the Puits de Moise, or Well of Moses, 1395-1403, sculpted by Claus Sluter, 1340-1406, and his studio, and painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415, in the courtyard of the Chartreuse de Champmol, the burial site of Philippe le Hardi duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy, now the Hospital de la Chartreuse, Dijon, Burgundy, France. The sculpture was commissioned by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, and consists of a crucifixion scene surrounded by 6 prophets (Moses, David, Jeremiah, Zachariah, Daniel and Isaiah), with 6 weeping angels. The hexagonal building surrounding the sculpture was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0360.jpg
  • Detail of the Tablets of the Law in Moses' hand, from the Puits de Moise, or Well of Moses, 1395-1403, sculpted by Claus Sluter, 1340-1406, and his studio, and painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415, in the courtyard of the Chartreuse de Champmol, the burial site of Philippe le Hardi duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy, now the Hospital de la Chartreuse, Dijon, Burgundy, France. The sculpture was commissioned by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, and consists of a crucifixion scene surrounded by 6 prophets (Moses, David, Jeremiah, Zachariah, Daniel and Isaiah), with 6 weeping angels. The hexagonal building surrounding the sculpture was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0361.jpg
  • The Puits de Moise, or Well of Moses, 1395-1403, sculpted by Claus Sluter, 1340-1406, and his studio, and painted by Jean Malouel, 1365-1415, in the courtyard of the Chartreuse de Champmol, the burial site of Philippe le Hardi duc de Bourgogne, or Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy, now the Hospital de la Chartreuse, Dijon, Burgundy, France. The sculpture was commissioned by Jean sans Peur or John the Fearless, and consists of a crucifixion scene surrounded by 6 prophets (Moses, David, Jeremiah, Zachariah, Daniel and Isaiah), with 6 weeping angels. The hexagonal building surrounding the sculpture was added in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0333.jpg
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