Transi of Guillaume Lefranchois, by Unknown (1446)

Transi of Guillaume Lefranchois, by Unknown (1446)

Original title: Transi de Guillaume Lefranchois ("Transi of Guillaume Lefranchois").

This statue is a representation of "memento mori" or "transi". These monuments represent a deceased person in the form of a skeleton. In this representation, the portrayed body is in a state of decomposition transitioning into a skeleton with very little skin left. Instead of lying on the skeleton's back, this skeleton is turned towards its left side, its right leg crossed over the left leg. The skeleton is using its hands to cover its intimate parts. The skull is turned towards the left upper side with the mouth open. From the mouth, a ribbon is coming out and it is rolled around its arm and legs. The statue is represented with ears, hair on the back of the skull, and closed eyes. The skeleton is also covered with worms intensifying the illusion of decomposition in the statue.

Unknown

The statue was previously located at the Church of Saint-Barthélemy de Béthune. Its present location is The Museum of Fine Arts Arras, France.

Found in Musenor webpage:
https://webmuseo.com/ws/musenor/app/collection/record/12705

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200721203357/https://webmuseo.com/ws/musenor/app/collection/record/12705

Inventory number in Museum of Fine Arts Arras, France: 883.2.10

Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transi_Guillaume_Lefranchois_Arras_31052014_07.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transi_Guillaume_Lefranchois_Arras_31052014_08.jpg

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200721203541/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transi_Guillaume_Lefranchois_Arras_31052014_07.jpg

https://web.archive.org/web/20200721203647/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transi_Guillaume_Lefranchois_Arras_31052014_08.jpg

1446

Sculpture.
Dimensions: 223 × 105 × 32