ors ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁himself ▁and ▁placing ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Cap et ian ▁royal ▁ne c ropol is , ▁Charles ▁was ▁seeking ▁to ▁assert ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Val ois ▁dynast y ▁as ▁the ▁right ful ▁inherit ors ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁crown ▁- ▁his ▁Burg und ian ▁c ous ins ▁began ▁a ▁new ▁d yn astic ▁ne c ropol is ▁at ▁Champ m ol ▁a ▁de cade ▁later . ▁ ▁Charles ' ▁choice ▁of ▁Be a une ve u ▁for ▁this ▁most ▁important ▁of ▁comm issions ▁( for ▁which ▁the ▁artist ▁was ▁paid ▁ 4 , 7 0 0 ▁gold ▁fran cs ) ▁clearly ▁indicates ▁the ▁Nether land ish ▁artist ' s ▁status ▁in ▁France ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁tomb s ▁were ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁latest ▁style , ▁with ▁brilliant ▁white ▁mar ble ▁g is ants ▁( rec umb ent ▁eff ig ies ▁representing ▁the ▁dece ased ) ▁rest ing ▁on ▁pol ished ▁black ▁mar ble ▁sl abs ▁( although ▁the ▁tomb s ▁themselves ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁their ▁form ▁is ▁known ▁from ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁draw ings ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Roger ▁de ▁G aign ières . ▁The ▁surv iving ▁g is ants ▁are ▁still ▁at ▁St ▁Den is ▁but ▁mounted ▁on ▁plain ▁bases ). ▁ ▁The ▁eff ig y ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁is ▁shown ▁as ▁if ▁still ▁alive ▁() ▁and ▁with ▁its ▁highly ▁personal ised ▁features ▁it ▁is ▁clearly ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁league ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁surv iving