Simon Guillain

[1] His stay in Rome at the beginning of the seventeenth century reinforced his interest in art, which Guillain expressed in works of great importance, such as the two statues of Saint Gervasius and Protasius for the church of Saint Gervais in Paris, some marble statues for the church of the Sorbonne, the Mausoleum of Charlotte Catherine, widow of the prince of Condé in the convent of the Daughters of the Ave Maria.

Dedicate a tutti i Virtuosi ed intendenti della professione della pittura e del disegno, A Roma nella stamparia di Lodovico Grignani, MDCXLVI, Con licenza di superiori, In foglio.

But his name has entered the history of sculpture above all for the colossal Monument to the glory of Louis XIII and his family, completed in 1648, coinciding with the Treaty of Westphalia, and placed at the entrance to the Pont-au-Change on the Seine.

[2] The work consisted of a double architectural order and was decorated with coats of arms, trophies, animal and human figures as a corollary to the main bronze statues of Louis XIII of France, Queen Anne of Austria, and Louis XIV of France as an infant.

[1] Every detail of his works was imbued with classicism, without detracting from the personal and genuine characterization of some specific aspects, such as the faces.