Tomb of Philippe Pot

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tomb-of-philippe-pot

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Louvre Museum, Paris, France
2. What is the year commissioned?Circa 1480
3. Who was Philippe Pot?He was a nobleman who served the Dukes of Burgundy and later the French king in the 1400s.
4. Why does the tomb have eight mourners?The mourners carry the slab and move toward the grave, making the tomb look like a living funeral procession.

Funerary Monument: A structure or marker erected to commemorate a deceased person, often serving as a tomb or memorial.
Recumbent Effigy: A sculpted representation of a person lying down, typically found on tombs, showing them in a state of rest or sleep.
Iconoclasm: The destruction of religious or symbolic images and monuments, often during periods of political or religious upheaval.