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Contrary to the Italian examples, in the funeral monument of Cardinal Mazarin, executed by Antoine Coysevox, the main figure was made from marble and the lower sitting figures (the virtues: Prudence, Peace and Fidelity) are bronzes. The figure of Peace is attributed to Jean-Baptiste Tuby. The monument is an example of a sumptuous classical tomb executed with the help of contemporary sculptors.
Formerly the monument was in the chapel of the College des Quattre-Nations, founded by Mazarin (opposite the Louvre, on the left bank of the Seine, today the Institute of France).
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