IMPORTANT GROUP in bronze with brown shaded... - Lot 182 - Osenat

Lot 182
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IMPORTANT GROUP in bronze with brown shaded... - Lot 182 - Osenat
IMPORTANT GROUP in bronze with brown shaded patina representing the monument of the heart of King Henry II after the work of Germain Pilon (1535-1590) and Dominique Florentin (circa 1506-1565). Three women leaning against each other, dressed in light tunics, their hands joined, seeming to sketch a very slow round. They are topped by a cassolette decorated with rams' heads linked by garlands of flowers and supported by dolphins supported by their heads. They rest on a tripod base with rich Renaissance-inspired decoration. The inscriptions in hollow: Lemaire Ft, Germain Pilon Sr and Walz ? Total dimensions: Height 100 cm - Width 38 cm (wear) The monument of the heart of Henri II was ordered in 1561 by Catherine de Medici for her late husband. Placed in the church of the Célestins convent in Paris, it was to receive the heart of the king and queen of France. Germain Pilon sculpted the group of the Graces, and the Italian Dominique Florentin created the triangular base. The group of the Graces is inspired by an ancient group of the triple Hecate. It also evokes a cassolette designed by Raphael for Francis I, and engraved by Marc-Antoine Raimondi. For the ancient Romans, the Graces symbolized marital fidelity. The inscriptions on the base, which commemorate the unbreakable union of the two spouses, support this interpretation. The monument thus legitimizes the political role of Catherine de Medici in the direction of the kingdom. The original marble statue is in the Louvre. Germain Pilon (Paris, ca. 1528-1590) was one of the most important sculptors of the French Renaissance. He was the sculptor of the tombs of the French kings of the 16th century. Son of the sculptor André Pilon, he learns from the latter, the modeling of clay and stone carving. Appointed controller of the King's Hallmarks and Coins, he also learned the art of casting and chasing bronze. From 1558 to his death, he worked for the French Court, creating the funerary monuments of François I and Henri II, the recumbents of the latter and Catherine de Medici, as well as the royal coins. He was also a popular sculptor for the French aristocracy, again specializing in funerary art.
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