Detail of mantle showing a pattern of cold-worked decorative striations applied over a rectangular patch that covers a casting defect. Germain Pilon (French, ca. 1525–1590), Kneeling Figure of Henri II, ca. 1567, H. 150 cm (Saint-Denis Basilica, France). See Castelle, Manon. 2016. “Les techniques de la fabrication de la grande statuaire en bronze entre 1540 et 1660 en France.” PhD diss., Université Paris-Saclay / Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines..