History can be interesting, and knowledge is all around you. Daily Yibao will help you see through the long-standing secrets from the clues of cultural relics. The funerary monument to Philip Potter is a polychrome limestone statue decorated with gold and lead, 181 cm high, 260 c

History can be very interesting, and knowledge is all around you. Daily Yibao will take you through the clues of cultural relics and see through the long-standing secrets. The treasure to be read for you today is the funerary monument of Philip Potter.

The funerary monument to Philip Potter is a polychrome limestone statue decorated with gold and lead, 181 cm high, 260 cm wide and 167 cm deep. During the French Revolution, the funerary monument was stolen and changed hands several times. The monument was placed in the private garden of a mansion in Dijon in the 19th century. This funerary monument is currently in good condition, but has been partially restored; since 1899 it has been in the collection of the Louvre Museum, where it is permanently on display.

The funerary monument to Philip Potter consists of a stone slab containing a life-size statue of Philip Potter depicted in armor. The slab is carried by eight mourners carved from black stone, all wearing black turbans. Everyone lowered their heads sadly, their posture giving the impression of a funeral procession moving slowly. Everyone held a badge representing Philip Potter's eight noble districts, but there was no coat of arms of Beatrice Visconti, replaced by Philip Potter's own weapon logo. Philip Potter wears a knight's helmet, tunic and gilded breastplate. His head is resting on the cushion, his eyes are open, his hands are clasped together in prayer, and a dog lies at his feet. Although this scene seems to recreate a funeral, the lying figure has his eyes open and his hands clasped in prayer, which is the posture of believers awaiting resurrection. The engraving on the edge of the slab is written in Gothic script and reads "Sid Mora Messier Philip Porter".

Philippe Porter was a figure who had served the Duke of Burgundy for several generations. He was awarded the knighthood in 1452 and was then kicked out of the court to serve the King of France. In 1477, he negotiated Louis XI's peace agreement with Maximilian of Austria, which earned him the king's appointment as Lord Senechal of Burgundy. In an era when loyalty was a cardinal virtue of nobility, his experience was at least atypical. The tomb of Philip Potter is one of the most spectacular and famous tombs of the late Middle Ages. This monument is the culmination of the Weeping Grave, evoking the funeral ritual in which the participants of the funeral are given a large black coat, and incorporates the form of the tomb with supporting panels, but it is unique because of the uniqueness of the piece And its power mission is even more fascinating. The funerary monument of Philip Porter was ordered by Philip Porter in 1480 in the Abbey Chapel, a famous building near Dijon.

Since its rediscovery at the end of the 19th century, the technical audacity of the monument's slates, reflected in the narrow shoulder positioning of the eight men in black, and the rather rough treatment of the sculptures during the restoration have also attracted the attention of art historians, who raised the issue accordingly at the time. Questions about funeral monuments. Even if the mystery remains unsolved to this day, the 2018 restoration and previous technical studies have shed new light on the monument.

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