Sculpture

Weeping Angel - Amiens Cathedral

walwyn Fri, 10/22/2010 - 22:13

Baroque sculpture of a Weeping Angel by Nicolas Blasset.

Western Facade - Amiens Cathedral

walwyn Sun, 08/10/2014 - 13:08

The western facade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Amiens contains 3 doorways. A central portal that opens into the nave, and two portals beneath the north and south towers that open into the cathedral's aisles. Above each portal is a tympanum the central one depicting the last Judgement, the northern one the transfer of the relics of St Firmin, and the south portal depicts the Virgin Mary.

Western facade - Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

walwyn Sat, 09/25/2010 - 12:35

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 de Roos - Bottesford Leicestershire.

walwyn Mon, 06/17/2024 - 23:40

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

William I Duke of Normandy - Rouen Cathedral.

walwyn Sat, 10/16/2010 - 20:09

This tomb of William I Duke of Normandy (d942) in Rouen Cathedral dates from the 14th century. The earlier burial had been in the ancient sanctuary near the end of what is now the nave.