Effigy facts for kids

Effigy above the tomb of William Marshal in Temple Church, London

An effigy is a representation of a specific person, especially in the form of sculpture or some other three-dimensional medium. Effigies are common elements in art of the dead. They are usually made of stone or metal and placed on a tomb.

Images for kids

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  Effigy of Ravana, a figure from the Ramayana, with burning sparklers, in Manchester, England in 2006

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  Double tomb effigies or gisants, Josselin, France, 15th century

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  The funeral effigy (without clothes) of Elizabeth of York, mother of King Henry VIII, 1503, Westminster Abbey

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  A rare wax funerary effigy of a private person, who stipulated it be made in her will, England, 1744. Holy Trinity Church, Stow Bardolph, Norfolk.

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  "Grand Rababou" (from the French word rababouêt, or wood thief) is burnt annually in the carnival of Fribourg, Switzerland

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  Modern Marzanna (goddess) effigy, Poland

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  Welsh children with their Guy Fawkes effigy in November 1962. The sign reads "Penny for the Guy".

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  Every year The Man is burned at the Burning Man festival, Nevada

See also

In Spanish: Efigie para niños