GOUJON, Jean
(b. ca. 1510, d. ca. 1565, Bologna)

Monument to Louis de Brézé

c. 1540
Alabaster and black marble
Cathedral, Rouen

At the beginning of his career Goujon paid service to the past, as we see in the monument to Louis de Brézé, which still owes much to the traditional northern Flemish handling of architecture, figures and details.

The tomb incorporates Virtues inspired by ancient caryatides, and its equestrian statue recalls analogous sculptures of the king and royal dignitaries above the entries of contemporary châteaux.




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