Medieval

The medieval wall paintings in this section are allegories designed to promote the godly life over one of evil. Such paintings were also designed to show the fate that awaits anyone who does not heed the painting's warning.

Medieval

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Pieta - St. Aignan-sur-Cher

walwyn Tue, 10/13/2009 - 20:13

Fom about 1420, the figures on the right are thought to be Louis II of Chalon, count of Saint Aignan, his mother, and his second wife Jeanne de Perellos.

Polychrome Reliefs Telling The Story of St. James the Greater - Amiens

walwyn Thu, 08/05/2010 - 21:59

Polychriome reliefs telling the story of St James the Greater, and the conversion of Philetus and Hermogenes. Amiens Cathedral 1511.

Portail des Libraires - Rouen Cathedral

walwyn Wed, 08/04/2021 - 20:43

Quatrefoils dated 1278-1300, retelling Biblical stories carved around the Portail des Libraires of Rouen Cathedral.

Portal of St Firmin

walwyn Sun, 08/10/2014 - 17:28

The portal of St Firmin opens into the north aisle of Amiens Cathedral. The tympanum shows the discovery of his remains outside the city, and their transport to the cathedral.

Portal of St Stephen

walwyn Tue, 08/05/2014 - 22:14

The tympanum of St Stephen at Bourges cathedral was constructed by 1240, and is above one of the five portals at the west end of the cathedral. The tympanum is made up of three sections. The lowest section depicts Stephen being made one of the seven deacons of the early church. Above that is his martyrdom, and on top of all is an image of Christ as Salvator Mundi.

Portal Of St. Anne

walwyn Sat, 09/25/2010 - 20:03

The portal of St Anne on the right of the western façade was built in 1200 and is the earliest of the three portals to be built. The tympanum is actually dated to about 1150 and was once part of the earlier cathedral of St. Stephen whose western façade was once 40 metres to the west of the present Cathedral.

Portal Of The Last Judgement

walwyn Sat, 09/25/2010 - 17:39

The central doorway was the last of the three portals, of Notre-Dame Cathedral Paris, to be decorated. Work started in about 1230 and consists of Christ in Majesty (showing the marks of the Crucifixion) with the Virgin Mary and St John on either side of him.