Date : approx. between 1345 and 1355
Material : Marble, Marks of polychromy, Marks of gilding
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
Moyen-Age
| Philippe VI ?
Item 13 on 13
Objets d'Art
Sculpture (Statuette)
Vitrine : V03
Area related
France
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The royal donors in prayer - exhibited in this showcase - may have belonged to an altar or tomb. Based on comparisons with contemporary portraits, these statuettes may portray Philip VI de Valois, his second wife Blanche de Navarre (d'Evreux), and one of their sons, John the Good or Philip of France.
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L'affaire de la Tour de Nesle
Philippe V le Long offrira l'hôtel de Nesle, plus communément appelé la Tour de Nesle, à Jeanne de Bourgogne et d'Artois en 1319.
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