Index of Medieval Sculpture

 

Located on either side of the Portail des Libraires at Rouen Cathedral, these quatrefoil sculptures of Adma nd Eve and their expulsion from Eden were created between 1278-1300.

Effigy of a lady from about 1300, thought to be a member of the Gifford family. This monument is under the Prince Arthur chantry chapel.

 

This thirteenth century effigy of a Knight dressed in chain mail and surcoat, is thought to be John de Verdun (d1274) a close supporter of King Henry III. The effigy is sculpted from Barnack Rag stone, and can be found in the Saxon church of All Saints Brixworth, Northamptonshire.

 

Altar tomb of Richard Wythnale, lily crucifixion

 

Sculpured panel of altar tomb depicting iconic "Lily Crucifixion", of which there are only two other stone sculptures in the UK.

 

 

 

Effigy of a cross legged knight (c1305) thought to be that of Sir Robert Keynes.

 

 

Effigy of priest on chest tomb.

 

 

 

 

Defaced C14 effigy of priest on a chest tomb with quatrefoils.

 

 

 

The Tomb of Mabilia de Murdak (also spelled Mabilla or Mabila) is a small 14th-century medieval monument. The tomb is part of a collection of stone memorials in the north chapel (or Gayton Chapel), which includes effigies of local nobility tied to dramatic family events, such as murder and pilgrimage.

 

Once thought to be an effigial monument to William Longespee (d1250) the date of the armour places this as a 14th century monument.

 

 

Purbeck marble effigy of Bishop Thomas de Cobham (d1327). Worcester Cathedral.

 

 

 

 

 

Tomb of Thomas de Savoie (d1337) with eight carved reliefs of weepers or mourners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomb of King Edward II of England (d1327) in Gloucester Cathedral. It  was commissioned by Edward III in 1336 and built in the early part of the 1340s.

 

This tomb of Hugh and Elizabeth, in the chancel of Tewkesbury Abbey, is of alabaster and the effigies are portraits of them both. The canopy once contained 26 statutes and was considered one of the finest in England.

 

 

 

C14 effigy of priest in tomb recess.

 

 

Mid C14 effigy of priest

 

Mid C14 recumbent effigy of a priest in tomb recess.

 

 

 

 

 

Polychome tomb with effigy of baron Peter de Grandison (d1358) and the Coronation of the Virgin above the effigy.

 

 

 

 

Thomas de Beauchamp (d1369) and wife Katherine Mortimer.

 

Tomb of Thomas de Beauchamp (d1369) and his wife Katherine Mortimer.

 

 

 

Sir Richard Pembridge (d1375) was one of the earliest Knights of the Garter, being elected following the death of Thomas Ufford in 1368. He was present at all of Edward III's major victories during the Hundred Years War: Sluys (1340), Creçy (1346), the Siege of Calais (1347), and Poiters (1356) where he fought alongside the Black Prince.

 

 

White marble effigy of Cardinal Jean de la Grange (d1402).

 

 

This is an early 15th century alabaster tomb of a knight and his wife, in the church of St Mary Lutterworth.

 

 

Tomb of William de Roos (d1414), 6th Baron Ros, 6th Baron Roos, Bottesford Leicestershire.

 

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