# Monument to Henri II and Catherine de' Medici \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PILON, Germain](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

The photo shows the two naked, recumbent, marble effigies of the King and Queen on the lower tier of the marble and bronze mausoleum of Henry II and Catherine de&#39; Medici. The figures combine grace with realism,

## Related artworks

- [Cardinal René de Birague \(1506–83\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/cardinal-ren-de-birague-150683-rf95839730114e0>)
- [Caryatids](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/caryatids-r460eb8f76c5e7e>)
- [Charles IX of France](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/charles-ix-of-france-r0210aba5ffd340>)
- [Diana with a Stag](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/diana-with-a-stag-r0c659f72126bf8>)
- [Diana with a Stag](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/diana-with-a-stag-raea6bda08c04cd>)
- [Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de&#39; Medici \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/effigies-of-henri-ii-and-catherine-de-medici-detail-r5b0f101873b7f1>)
- [Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de&#39; Medici \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/effigies-of-henri-ii-and-catherine-de-medici-detail-r79e1377edf60d2>)
- [Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de&#39; Medici](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/effigies-of-henri-ii-and-catherine-de-medici-r5825947ffd69a0>)
- [Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de&#39; Medici](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/effigies-of-henri-ii-and-catherine-de-medici-r776706839abbee>)
- [Effigies of Henri II and Catherine de&#39; Medici](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/effigies-of-henri-ii-and-catherine-de-medici-rd143e8730963a2>)
- [Monument for the Heart of Henri II](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/monument-for-the-heart-of-henri-ii-r36b3206d6dda38>)
- [Monument for the Heart of Henri II](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pilon-germain-rb87024ffd31842/monument-for-the-heart-of-henri-ii-r9ac3d57eec502d>)

## Attribution

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