ViaMichelin
Le Transi
Location picture
Michelin Guide
Well worth the diversions
Religious monument
The Michelin Guide's review
Set in the south transept of St-Etienne Church, this famous statue by Ligier Richier depicts the Prince of Orange, René de Chalon, who was killed during the siege of St-Dizier in 1544. The powerful work was commissioned by his wife, who asked the sculptor to imagine her husband three years after his death, i.e. as a decomposing skeleton. The statue, holding its heart at arm's length, reveals an amazing understanding of anatomy at a time when autopsies were not authorised by the church.
Location
place St-Pierre
55000 Bar-le-Duc
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