So when Henry VII died in 1509 after suffering from gout ... It is thought to be the work of Italian Renaissance sculptor Pietro Torrigiano, who came to England after leaving Florence in around ...

So when Henry VII died in 1509 after suffering from gout ... It is thought to be the work of Italian Renaissance sculptor Pietro Torrigiano, who came to England after leaving Florence in around ...

This was designed in the Renaissance style by Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiano (Henry VIII had not liked the designs which were first put forward for the tomb by other sculptors). The black marble ...

The Abbey's Curator, Dr Susan Jenkins, said: Visitors to the Abbey’s Galleries are fascinated by how life-like Henry VII’s funeral effigy head is. We now hope to prove that sculptor Pietro Torrigiano ...

The lifelike funeral effigy head of King Henry VII, which is part of his tomb at Westminster Abbey, is often attributed to the Italian Renaissance sculptor Pietro Torrigiano Credit: Paul Grover ...