▁C athedral . ▁Pietro ▁Tor rig iano ▁of ▁Florence ▁executed ▁the ▁tomb ▁of ▁Henry ▁VII ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey . ▁Aless andro ▁Leop ardi , ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁completed ▁the ▁three ▁ad mi rable ▁so ckets ▁for ▁flag - st aff s ▁which ▁still ▁ad orn ▁the ▁Pia zza ▁San ▁Marco , ▁Ven ice . ▁A ▁further ▁development ▁showed ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁portrait ▁med als ▁in ▁bronze , ▁which ▁reached ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁per fection ▁and ▁engaged ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁many ▁celebrated ▁artists . ▁Bron ze ▁pla qu ettes ▁for ▁the ▁decor ation ▁of ▁large ▁objects ▁exhib it ▁a ▁fine ▁sense ▁of ▁design ▁and ▁composition . ▁Of ▁smaller ▁objects , ▁for ▁church ▁and ▁domestic ▁use , ▁the ▁number ▁was ▁leg ion . ▁Among ▁the ▁former ▁may ▁be ▁mentioned ▁cru c if ix es , ▁shr ines , ▁alt ar ▁and ▁pas ch al ▁cand l est icks , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁elaborate ▁examples ▁at ▁the ▁Cert osa ▁of ▁P avia ; ▁for ▁sec ular ▁use , ▁mort ars , ▁in k stand s , ▁cand l est icks ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁splendid ▁door - k no ck ers ▁and ▁handles , ▁all ▁executed ▁with ▁consum mate ▁skill ▁and ▁per fection ▁of ▁finish . ▁Work ▁of ▁this ▁kind ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁France ▁▁ ▁The ▁Cand el ab ro ▁T riv ul z io ▁in