Bishop Thomas de Cobham Effigy - Worcester Cathedral
Purbeck marble ⓘ effigy of Bishop Thomas de Cobham (d1327). Worcester Cathedral.
Medieval
Bishop Walter de Cantelupe. Worcester Cathedral
This mid 13th century tomb of Bishop Walter de Cantelupe (d1266) is made of Purbeck marble ⓘ. The relief of the effigy is more rounded than that of the nearby tomb of his predecessor the bishop of Worcester William de Blois (d1236) which is still in the Romanesque style and shows the development to the more rounded forms of the early Gothic.
Bishop Walter de la Wyle - Salisbury Cathedral
This much mutilated, Purbeck marble ⓘ, effigy is of Bishop Walter de la Wyle ⓘ at Salisbury Cathedral.
Bishop William de Blois - Worcester Cathedral.
Bishop of Worcester 1218-1236. The effigy on the tomb is in the Romanesque style and lacks the detailed modelling that would become the hallmark of Gothic sculpture.
Bishop William de Kilkenny - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
William de Kilkenny (d1256) monument. Bishop of Ely Cambridgeshire.
Black Madonna - Chartres Cathedral
This image shows the Virgin and Child of Chartres Cathedral, commonly known as the Black Madonna of Chartres (Notre-Dame du Pilier). It is one of the most venerated Marian sculptures in France and a central focus of devotion within the cathedral. It was commissioned in 1508 as a black wooden copy of the 13th century silver Madonna that stood on the main altar at Chartres Cathedral.
Blue Virgin
Set into a 13th century window, in the south ambulatory of the choir (bay 44) of Chartres Cathedral, this is one of the most celebrated medieval artworks in the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres.It dates primarily to c. 1180 CE, with later additions around 1225 CE, making it a rare survivor from the pre-1194 fire that destroyed the earlier Romanesque cathedral.
Booksellers' Staircase - Rouen Cathedral.
Late Gothic staircase by Guillaume Pontis in 1480, under the direction of cardinal and archbishop William Estouteville. Rouen Cathedral.
Bourges Cathedral Spandrels
Sculpture of Old Testament stories in the spandrel ⓘ on the Western facade of Bourges Cathedral.
Bourges Cathedral Stained Glass
The Cathedral of St Stephen ⓘ, Bourges contains a large number of medieval and renaissance stained glass. The glass panels date from 1210 - 1620 and represents Saints, Apostles, Prophets, and Bible stories.
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