Germain Pilon, sculptor royal from 1568, and …
Years: 1585 - 1585
Germain Pilon, sculptor royal from 1568, and appointed controller of the mint in 1572, has contributed to French medal casting a distinguished series of bronze medallions in 1575.
Pilon has had a successful career as a portraitist, his finest work in the genre being the kneeling figure of Cardinal René de Birague (1583–85; Louvre).
