Germain Pilon
Born in Paris, France in 1528. He died in France in 1590.
His life/training
His 3 Works
Pilon did all sorts of stuff. He did a little bit of sculpting, but most of his work was him painting. Three pieces of artwork he did is the Monument for the Heart of Henry II, he worked on this with other sculptors, but he broke away from them. Pilon received the “lion's share”. Located in the Louvre. The second piece of artwork he did was called “The Tomb of Valentin”, this was a statue that is now in located in the Louvre. This statue came from Pilon’s religious side. During the time he was making this the intensity of his religious nature affected the way this statue turned out. The third piece of art was called the “Virgin of Sorrows.. This was another statue. The first part of the statue is more enclosed with grief than the medieval deplorations she calls to mind, for she does not hold the body of Christ. The second, because of the saint's outbursting ardor, one is tempted to dub a precursor of the baroque though it recapitulates Pilon's artistic manner. Pilon bypassed deep spirituality and gave the statue something more like the thoughtfulness of his allegorical figures.
The Virgin Mary Manor
The Tomb of Valentin
The Virgin of Sorrows
The Virgin Mary Manor
Citations
N.p., n.d. Web.
Pilon, Germain The Virgin Mary Manor. 1585 Sculpture(Chisel, Bronze). Louvre, Paris, France.
Pilon, Germain. The Tomb of Valentin.1573 Sculpture(Chisel, Plaster). Louvre, Paris France.
Pilon, Germain. The Virgin of Sorrows.1586(Chisel, Bronze). Louvre, Paris, France.
By: Harrison Bogursky