The Apostles in Art
The Apostles in Art: Witness, Memory, and Transformation
12th century
Western facade - Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
The western façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, with its twin towers, was built between 1200 and 1240. With its three portals containing scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary ⓘ, the Last Judgment, and scenes from the life of St. Anne, it is considered one of the finest examples of early Gothic architecture.
William Marshal
William Marshal was an Anglo-Norman knight, magnate, and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of Henry II of England ⓘ, Richard I of England ⓘ, John of England ⓘ, and Henry III of England. Rising from a landless younger son to regent of England, he became one of the most influential figures of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries.
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