After 1540 an evolution led to unframed busts, as on the tower of the Hôtel de Brucelles built in 1544. This type of decoration then became rarer, replaced in the middle of the 16th century by the Classical orders.Collective work directed by Marion Boudon-Machuel, «La sculpture française du XVIème siècle» (“French sculpture of the 16th century”), by Sarah Muñoz. Editor Le bec en l'air, 2011.
