Breda, The Netherlands

The Grote Kerk in Breda houses many sculptures and sculptural elements. Among the most impressive features is the tomb of Count Engelbert II of Nassau and his wife Cimburga of Baden. Indeed, this is – as far as we know – the oldest Renaissance sculpture in the northern Netherlands.

Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, France

Commissioned by Margaret of Austria. After the death of her husband Philip the Handsome (1480-1504), Duke of Savoy, Margaret of Austria decided to build the royal monastery of Brou outside Bourg-en-Bresse to house three sumptuous tombs (one each for her husband and mother, and one for herself). The royal monastery of Brou is formed of monastic buildings arranged around a church and three cloisters. This church is a flamboyant Gothic masterpiece, unique in France.