▁the ▁Milan ▁C athedral , ▁a ▁seven - branch ▁bronze ▁cand l est ick ▁meas uring ▁ 5 ▁meters ▁in ▁height , ▁has ▁a ▁base ▁and ▁lower ▁part ▁decor ated ▁with ▁intr ic ately ▁designed ▁orn ament ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁French ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ; ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁with ▁the ▁branches ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁object ▁showing ▁the ▁same ▁intr icate ▁decor ation ▁existed ▁formerly ▁at ▁Re ims , ▁but ▁was ▁unfortunately ▁destroyed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Germ ain ▁P ilon ▁and ▁Jean ▁G ou jon ▁are ▁sufficient ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁bronze . ▁A ▁great ▁out bur st ▁of ▁art istic ▁energy ▁is ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁when ▁works ▁in ▁or m olu ▁or ▁gilt ▁bronze ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁huge ▁quantities . ▁The ▁craft sm ans hip ▁is ▁magnific ent ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁quality , ▁the ▁designs ▁at ▁first ▁ref ined ▁and ▁symmet rical ; ▁but ▁later , ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁ro c oco ▁style , ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 3 , ▁aim ing ▁only ▁at ▁g orge ous ▁magnific ence . ▁It ▁was ▁all ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁age , ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁sum pt uous ▁setting ▁these ▁fine ▁cand el ab ra , ▁s