In this thesis I have argued that the tombs of Blanche en Jean, children of Louis IX, were personal dedications instead of monuments with public intentions. Through the use of tomb type, metal and...Show moreIn this thesis I have argued that the tombs of Blanche en Jean, children of Louis IX, were personal dedications instead of monuments with public intentions. Through the use of tomb type, metal and heraldry, the monuments show the felt need to provide answers for the tehologically difficult situation that an early death brought. These tombs were there to give the two children a solid base from which their identity and therefore their eternal remembrance could be ensured. The tombs were not necessarily reliant upon the viewer to construct its message, it was a self-sufficient visual manifestation of the said message, in which the viewer had no active role.Show less
