About the Work

The shadow of the Hundred Years' War hung over French artistic production in the first decades of the 15th century. Paris came under English rule between 1420 and 1436, and more than anywhere else, the conflict led to a certain sluggishness in workshops until the 1440s, particularly in the field of monumental statuary. The return of Charles VII and his court to the capital marked a genuine revival for the city. Galerie Sismann offers today a unique testimony to this. From the former collection of Jacqueline Boccador, this rare full-length sculpture of a king of France, adorned with the essential symbols of the monarchy, is a major event.

Beneath its verist features, the Galerie Sismann invites you to recognise a portrait of Charles VII, the sovereign recently highlighted by the Musée de Cluny as part of the exhibition Les Arts au Temps de Charles VII. We invite you to take part in this fascinating investigation to discover a work that may well be the only sculpted representation of the sovereign preserved to this day.

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