Unmasking Henry VII: Westminster Abbey investigates its lifelike effigy head to reveal its secrets

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Unmasking Henry VII: Westminster Abbey investigates its lifelike effigy head to reveal its secrets

A remarkably lifelike effigy head of King Henry VII is currently being scanned by Westminster Abbey to try and work out how it was made and why it’s so lifelike. The funeral effigy head of Henry VII on display in the Abbey Galleries (c) Westminster Abbey The funeral effigy head of Henry VII is thought to be the work of an Italian Renaissance sculptor, Pietro Torrigiano. He came to England after leaving Florence around 1509-10 and may have used a…