# Monument for the Heart of Francis I \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BONTEMPS, Pierre](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

The round urn standing on a tall rectangular base is one of the finest examples of the decorative style of the Fontainebleau school. The reliefs representing the arts and sciences, which the King had so generously patronized, are of far more sophisticated design than those on the tomb. The round panels on the urn bear witness to the influence of Primaticcio on Bontemps, for the nymphs on them have the elongated forms of his figures.

## Related artworks

- [Monument for the Heart of Francis I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1/monument-for-the-heart-of-francis-i-r211c190c3f7974>)
- [Monument for the Heart of Francis I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1/monument-for-the-heart-of-francis-i-r3989e1f9f09ce9>)
- [Monument for the Heart of Francis I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1/monument-for-the-heart-of-francis-i-r50447b61535e8c>)
- [Tomb of Charles de Maigny](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1/tomb-of-charles-de-maigny-r9fd4b09ec24b86>)
- [Tomb of Francis I and Claude de France \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1/tomb-of-francis-i-and-claude-de-france-detail-re3fbb7a4c2eb32>)
- [Tomb of Francis I and Claude de France](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1/tomb-of-francis-i-and-claude-de-france-r263d760f7555a0>)
- [Tomb of Francis I and Claude de France](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1/tomb-of-francis-i-and-claude-de-france-r6bc34ea94f1576>)
- [Tomb of Jean d&#39;Humières](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bontemps-pierre-rd25ab57aef87c1/tomb-of-jean-dhumires-r7059645d406a15>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)