A notable example of one of these sculptures created by Ligier Richier (“lee-ZH’YAY ree-SHYAY”) was intended to hold the heart of René of Chalon in its upward-thrust left hand. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these funerary monuments that depict their subject as a decomposing or emaciated corpse. A more humble gisant (“zhee-ZAWN”) sculpture may be depicted above one of these sculptures.
ANSWER: transi [prompt on cadaver monuments]
[10m] This art historian analyzed “double-decker” gisant and transi sculptures in four lectures on tomb sculptures. Pierre Bourdieu’s translations of this art historian’s books, such as Early Netherlandish Painting, influenced his idea of habitus.
ANSWER: Erwin Panofsky
[10e] Helen Roe documented this country’s scattered transi sculptures. Extensive knotworks appear across the Book of Kells, which is held in this country.
ANSWER: Ireland [or Éire or Republic of Ireland or Poblacht na hÉireann]
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