Title
Tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany, by Juste brothers (attributed to) (1531)
Description
Tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany in the Basilica of St. Denis, Saint-Denis, France.
"Inside the mausoleum, the royal couple are portrayed transfixed and motionless in death. On their abdomens are depicted, for the sake of realism, the sewn-up openings made for the purposes of evisceration. On the upper level the kneeling sovereigns pray for the life to come. This double image of the sovereigns’ bodies is intended to be, for Christians, an invitation to meditate on death and the Resurrection." (Description from Seine-Saint-Denis Tourisme webpage, https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/tomb-of-louis-xii-and-anne-de-bretagne.html, Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170820001545/https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/tomb-of-louis-xii-and-anne-de-bretagne.html)
These characters are being depicted at an early stage of decomposition and gender traits are found in both sculptures: such as short thin hair and male chest in Louis XII sculpture, and long hair and breasts in Anne of Brittany.
"Inside the mausoleum, the royal couple are portrayed transfixed and motionless in death. On their abdomens are depicted, for the sake of realism, the sewn-up openings made for the purposes of evisceration. On the upper level the kneeling sovereigns pray for the life to come. This double image of the sovereigns’ bodies is intended to be, for Christians, an invitation to meditate on death and the Resurrection." (Description from Seine-Saint-Denis Tourisme webpage, https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/tomb-of-louis-xii-and-anne-de-bretagne.html, Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170820001545/https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/tomb-of-louis-xii-and-anne-de-bretagne.html)
These characters are being depicted at an early stage of decomposition and gender traits are found in both sculptures: such as short thin hair and male chest in Louis XII sculpture, and long hair and breasts in Anne of Brittany.
Creator
Juste brothers (attributed to)
Source
Found in Seine-Saint-Denis Tourisme webpage:
https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/tomb-of-louis-xii-and-anne-de-bretagne.html
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170820001545/https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/tomb-of-louis-xii-and-anne-de-bretagne.html
and Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Denis_Basilique_Saint-Denis_Innen_Monument_f%C3%BCr_Louis_XII_%26_Anne_de_Bretagne_1.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200919171440/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Denis_Basilique_Saint-Denis_Innen_Monument_f%C3%BCr_Louis_XII_%26_Anne_de_Bretagne_1.jpg
https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/tomb-of-louis-xii-and-anne-de-bretagne.html
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170820001545/https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/tomb-of-louis-xii-and-anne-de-bretagne.html
and Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Denis_Basilique_Saint-Denis_Innen_Monument_f%C3%BCr_Louis_XII_%26_Anne_de_Bretagne_1.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200919171440/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Denis_Basilique_Saint-Denis_Innen_Monument_f%C3%BCr_Louis_XII_%26_Anne_de_Bretagne_1.jpg
Date
1531
Format
Silver-gilt and marble sculpture.
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