Martyrdom of Becket - Chartres Cathedral

walwyn mer, 12/07/2011 - 20:41
01/1194 to 12/1230
mar, 04/06/2010 - 15:41 - Martyrdom of Becket. Chartres Cathedral France 06/04/2010
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Dated to between 1194 and 1230, this sculpture at Chartres Cathedral is on the left pillar of the left portal of the south porch. It depicts the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket who was killed, by two knights from the court of Henry II, in Canterbury Cathedral.

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