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Tree of Jesse - Lady Chapel Evreux

walwyn Fri, 07/27/2012 - 20:50

This stained glass window in the Lady Chapel of Evreux Cathedral was a given to the cathedral by King Louis XI of France between 1467 and 1469.

Tree of Jesse - Saint-Étienne de Beauvais

walwyn Thu, 08/25/2011 - 21:19

This Tree of Jesse (1522) in St-Étienne, Beauvais is considered to be one of the major works of Engrand Le Prince. Unfortunately the lower part of the window was destroyed in 1793 (year II of the Republic), when the church was used as a store house.

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Tree of Jesse - St Godard, Rouen

walwyn Thu, 02/24/2011 - 22:00

This Tree of Jesse in the church of St Godard Rouen, is the work of Arnoult de Nimégue (1506).

Tree of Jesse - Tours Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 09/20/2012 - 22:17

This late 13th century window, above the choir at Tours cathedral. The 18 panels in the main part of the window depict the Tree of Jesse running up the center of the window, and the childhood of Christ on either side. The panels in the tracery contain representations of Abraham and Isaac, and an Angel with a Lamb stopping the sacrifice of Isaac.

Tympanum - Saint-Maclou Rouen

walwyn Sun, 08/08/2021 - 16:24

The tympanum above the central porch, of Saint-Maclou in Rouen depicts Christ in Majesty at the Last Judgement in four registers.

Tympanum of the Last Judgement - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 11/15/2010 - 20:45

Gothic tympanum of the Last Judgement dating from about 1230 at Bourges Cathedral, France.

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 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.