Germain Pilon
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Germain Pilon was a French Renaissance sculptor.
Monument containing the heart of Henry II of France.
Resurrection of Christ, Louvre
Resurrection of Christ (detail)
Diana with a Stag, Louvre
Henry II of France
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Henry II was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1
Germain Pilon
…Eight subsidiary statues for the Tomb of Francis I (contracted with Philibert de l'Orme, 1558). Monument containing the heart of Henry II of France (1561–1562) Louvre - made in collaboration with Domenico del Barbieri (who designed the pedestal), Pilon was responsible for the eloquent sculpture of…
Portrait by François Clouet, 1559
Henry as a child
Henry II enters Metz following the 1552 Treaty of Chambord
Henry II