View of the inside of the hollow sculpture that has been partially cleaned out of its core. The cavity preserves some of the iron armature rods and wires as well as remnants of baked bricks that would have been embedded in the clay-based, refractory core mixture (image width ~50 cm). Barthélemy Prieur (French, 1536–1611), Peace, cast in 1571 by Nicolas Péron, H. 128 cm (Musée du Louvre, inv. MR1683). See Seelig-Teuwen, Regina, David Bourgarit, and Francesca G. Bewer. 2014. “Barthélemy Prieur Fondeur, son atelier, ses méthodes de travail.” In French Bronze Sculpture: Materials and Techniques 16th - 18th Century, edited by David Bourgarit, Jane Bassett, Francesca G. Bewer, Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, Phillippe Malgouyres, and Guilhem Scherf, 18–38. London: Archetype.; Castelle, Manon, David Bourgarit, Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, and Lise Cadot-Leroux. 2021. “Three Is the Magic Number: Techniques and Materials of the Prestigious Anne de Montmorency Bronze Virtues.” Studies in Conservation 28 (April): 1–14..