Medieval

Gilbert de Clare, 8th earl of Gloucester

walwyn Sat, 08/25/2012 - 23:23

Gilbert de Clare, 8th earl of Gloucester, was a strong supporter of Edward II and fought with him at the Battle of Bannockburn on the 24th of June 1314 where he was killed aged 23. He was also one of the Lords ordainers that in 1311 ordered the expulsion of his brother-in-law Piers Gaveston who was Edward's favourite.

Glass panels from Saint-Denis

walwyn Sun, 05/30/2010 - 20:54

"Presentation in the Temple" panel originally from Saint-Denis near Paris (c1145).

Glass panels from Sainte-Chapelle

walwyn Sat, 05/29/2010 - 23:12

Originally in la Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la Cité in Paris. This medieval panel (c1245) and others are now in St James Twycross, Leicestershire.

Gloucester Cathedral - East Window

walwyn Sat, 07/19/2014 - 00:22

The east window at Gloucester Cathedral was created as part of the rebuilding of the abbey church of St Peter. Built in the Perpendicular style it was the largest window in Europe. The decorative scheme portrays the Coronation of the Virgin and the glass mostly dates from the 1350s.

Gothic Sculpture

walwyn Mon, 08/23/2010 - 20:14

The Gothic period is characterized by the early simplicity of naturalistic figures to the late excessively enriched elegance and elaborate clothing of the figures in the later period, the subject matter of Gothic sculpture featured the mysticism of the mid to late medieval age with an emphasis on suffering and emotion.

Great Malvern Priory

walwyn Thu, 08/18/2011 - 01:51

This fifteenth century stained glass panel depicts William the Conqueror, in 1085, giving a charter to the monk Aldwin. It can be found in the north wall clerestory window of the chancel in Great Malvern Priory.

Helyn Hardy Brass - Lyddington, Rutland

walwyn Wed, 10/21/2009 - 19:34

Brass monument at St. Andrew, Lyddington to Helyn Hardy (d1486).

Henry the Young King - Rouen Cathedral, France

walwyn Wed, 09/22/2010 - 01:04

Tomb of Henry the Young King (d1183) son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brother of King Richard I of England and King John.

Holy Sepulchre C15 - Neufchâtel-en-Bray

walwyn Sun, 09/12/2010 - 21:07

This polychromatic stone Holy Sepulchre in the church of Notre-Dame Neufchâtel-en-Bray dates from the mid C15.

Hugh Despenser the Younger

walwyn Sun, 08/12/2012 - 23:42

Stained glass panel (1338-1340) depicting Hugh Despenser the Younger who was married to Eleanor the sister of Gilbert de Clare. Hugh Despenser became the favourite of Edward II but was especially disliked by Queen Isabella, and executed when Edward II was deposed in 1326.

Medieval

Gilbert de Clare, 8th earl of Gloucester

Glass panels from Saint-Denis

Glass panels from Sainte-Chapelle

Gloucester Cathedral - East Window

Gothic Sculpture

Great Malvern Priory

Helyn Hardy Brass - Lyddington, Rutland

Henry the Young King - Rouen Cathedral, France

Holy Sepulchre C15 - Neufchâtel-en-Bray

Hugh Despenser the Younger

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