Statues of the Three Graces supporting the urn of Henry II’s heart
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Statues of the Three Graces supporting the urn of Henry II’s heart is a celebrated late Renaissance French sculptural group by Germain Pilon, depicting three elegant female figures bearing the vessel that once contained the heart of King Henry II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Statues of the Three Graces supporting the urn of Henry II’s heart canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Renaissance sculpture
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funerary monument ⓘ sculptural group ⓘ |
| artForm | freestanding sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | late Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French royal funerary tradition
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Valois dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | Henry II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Catherine de’ Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creator | Germain Pilon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | French court art of the Valois period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Henry II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Three Graces
NERFINISHED
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three female figures ⓘ |
| genre | funerary art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
three standing female figures
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urn for the heart of Henry II ⓘ |
| hasType | royal heart monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | museum collection object of the Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme | Three Graces from classical mythology ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian Renaissance sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | French Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of classical mythology with royal funerary function
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elegant elongated proportions of the figures ⓘ refined surface modeling and drapery ⓘ |
| originalFunction | reliquary for the heart of Henry II of France ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Basilica of Saint-Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | art historical studies of French Renaissance sculpture ⓘ |
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