Medieval

'Wakeham' Cenotaph - Tewkesbury Abbey

walwyn Sun, 08/21/2011 - 12:36

Attributed to John Wakeham (d1549), the last abbot of Tewkesbury, the 'Wakeham' Cenotaph, actually mid fifteenth century and pre-dates the abbot by about 100 years. The effigy is a gisant as a decomposing corpse and the canopy was modelled on the throne of the House of Lords.

13th century church monuments

walwyn Sat, 07/17/2010 - 00:00

Church brasses, tomb chests, effigies, and sculpture from 1200 - 1300AD.

14th century cross legged knight - Salisbury Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 11/14/2011 - 20:48

Once thought to be an effigial monument to William Longespee (d1250) the date of the armour places this as a 14th century monument.

15th century wooden Apostles - Dunstable Priory

walwyn Tue, 05/29/2012 - 22:27

These 15th century wooden apostles are part of the roof corbels at Dunstable Priory. Each figure holds a shield which would have identified them, unfortunately this information seems to have been lost over the centuries.

Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac

walwyn Wed, 09/07/2011 - 20:05

This window in the St Anne Chapel, Malvern Priory, has twelve scenes depicting the Story of Noah and the Flood, and birth of Isaac. It is dated to between 1440-1450 and was probably the gift of Isabel Despenser and Richard de Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick.

The bottom register of the window shows four scenes from the story of Abraham, Sarah, and the birth of Isaac.

Adam and Eve - Rouen Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 08/05/2021 - 20:44

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.

Adam and Eve and the Fall

walwyn Wed, 08/31/2011 - 21:10

This window in the St Anne Chapel, Malvern Priory, has twelve scenes depicting the Creation story and the Fall. It is dated to between 1440-1450 and was probably the gift of Isabel Despenser and Richard de Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick.

The middle register of the window illustrate the creation of Adam and Eve, the Forbidden Fruit, and the Fall.

Adoration of the Magi (cell 39)

walwyn Sun, 04/11/2021 - 22:01

Cell 39 on the second floor of the San Marco convent was reserved for Cosimo de Medici. The fresco on the wall is the Adoration of the Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli.

Adrien Hénencourt monument - Amiens Cathedral

walwyn Tue, 07/29/2014 - 21:51

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.