Christ in Majesty - Stanford of Avon, Northamptonshire
[no-glossary]Christ in Majesty[/no-glossary] and the Virgin Enthroned (c1340) Stanford on Avon, Northamptonshire.
14th century
Cross legged knight - Salisbury Cathedral
Once thought to be an effigial monument to William Longespee (d1250) the date of the armour places this as a 14th century monument.
Dalmasio degli Scannabecchi
Active: c. 1330–1360
Dalmasio degli Scannabecchi was active in the mid-14th century. He trained in the Bolognese tradition and later worked in Florence.
He is associated with fresco decoration in the Bardi Chapel at Santa Maria Novella. His work reflects a synthesis of Emilian linear refinement and Tuscan spatial clarity.
Style
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Controlled linear design
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Balanced figural grouping
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Measured emotional expression
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Clear narrative structure
Dancing Angels: Donatello’s Renaissance Spiritelli
Donatello’s ⓘ spiritelli—small bronze, dancing child figures—embody the Renaissance fusion of classical vitality and Christian joy. Created for settings from pulpits to private collections, these lively winged children transformed ancient putti into symbols of divine life and humanist celebration. Through their movement, naturalism, and charm, Donatello redefined sculpture as a living expression of sacred and worldly beauty.
Defaced effigy of priest - Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire.
Defaced C14 effigy of priest on a chest tomb with quatrefoils.
Della Gherardesca Family Tomb - Camposanto Monumentale, Pisa
This elaborate Gothic funerary monument, attributed to the Pisan sculptor Lupo di Francesco (active c. 1300–1350), dates to the mid-14th century (c. 1340–1350).
Doom - Lutterworth, Leicestershire
This 14th century "Last Judgement" painting is above the chancel arch of the church where John Wycliffe was the vicar in Lutterworth Leicestershire.
Edward II King of England Tomb - Gloucester Cathedral
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.
Edward II of England
Edward II, born in 1284 at Caernarfon, was the fourth son of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. He succeeded his father in 1307, inheriting a realm militarily ambitious and politically strained.
His reign was marked by baronial conflict, military defeat, and court factionalism, culminating in his forced abdication in 1327. Edward II remains one of the most controversial English medieval monarchs.
Effigy of cross legged knight - Dodford, Northamptonshire.
Effigy of a cross legged knight ⓘ (c1305) thought to be that of Sir Robert Keynes.
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