France

Adam and Eve - Rouen Cathedral

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.

Adoration of the Magi - Bourges Cathedral

This window depicts the Adoration of the Magi, one of the most accomplished surviving examples of mid-15th-century glass painting in Bourges Cathedral. The composition unfolds across four lights beneath a framework of delicate Gothic canopies enriched with gilded tracery and pinnacles.

Adrien Hénencourt monument - Amiens Cathedral

Monument of Adrien Hénencourt (d1530) at Amiens Cathedral. This monument is below the choir screen (1490-1530) depicting the life of St Firmin that canon Hénencourt was responsible for commissioning.

Agnes Sorel Tomb- Loches, France

Agnès Sorel (d1450) was the mistress of King Charles VII of France to whom she gave birth to three daughters to Charles VII.

Alençon

The stained glass windows in the nave, of the Basilica of Notre-Dame, some attributed to the 16th century, mark a transition from medieval to Renaissance styles.

Amiens Cathedral Gothic Sculpure

The Cathedral of Amiens in France contains a number of sculptures from the Gothic period.

Annunciation

Comparision of two Annunciation windows, by the Julien Fournier Studio, dated 1885 and 1886 in Pontlevoy and Cheverny respectively.

Beauvais - France

Some of the 16th century and earlier stained glass that can be found in Beauvais France. In particular the works of the le Prince family in Beauvais Cathedral and the parish church of St Ettiene.

Birth of the Virgin Mary and Childhood

The first sequence of sculpture around the choir screen, starting at the western end of the south ambulatory, is the work of Jehan Soulas from 1519-1521. Sculpted from the hard limestone from the Tonnerre quarry, they consist of scenes from the Gospel of James, depicting the annunciation of the Virgin Mary ⓘ to Joachim and St Anne, the birth of Mary, and the presentation of Mary in the temple.