Gothic

Story of Noah Spandrels - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 01/06/2022 - 21:30

 

 

Decorated in about 1240 the spandrels below the portal of St Stephen at Bourges Cathedral contain sculpures depicting the story of Noah.

The Last Judgement

walwyn Fri, 07/15/2011 - 20:49

 

This medieval window in the chancel of Tewkesbury dates from 1338. The main panels depicts the Last Judgement, and the Coronation of the Virgin is the subject of the rose window.

 

 

 

 

The Three Quick and the Three Dead

walwyn Wed, 04/21/2010 - 00:06

 

The story of how three kings out hunting meet their dead ancestors.

 

 

Thomas de Beauchamp Tomb - Warwick, Warwickshire

walwyn Fri, 04/30/2010 - 00:46

Thomas de Beauchamp (d1369) and wife Katherine Mortimer.

 

Tomb of Thomas de Beauchamp (d1369) and his wife Katherine Mortimer.

 

 

 

Tomb of Edward II - Gloucester Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 04/10/2021 - 22:03

 

 

Tomb of King Edward II of England (d1327) in Gloucester Cathedral. It  was commissioned by Edward III in 1336 and built in the early part of the 1340s.

Tomb of John Cressy - Dodford Northamptonshire

walwyn Mon, 09/19/2011 - 21:40

Alabaster tomb of Sir John Cressy (d1445) Dodford, Northamptonshire. The sides of the tomb chest have angels holding shields, and the offices he held in France are listed around the top edge.

Tomb of Louis of Luxemboug - Ely Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 07/15/2010 - 22:39

Louis of Luxemborg tomb

 

 

Louis of Luxemboug (d1443). Brother of the governor of Paris who sold Joan of Arc to the English.

 

 

 

 

 

Tomb of Mabilia de Murdak - Gayton Northamptonshire

walwyn Wed, 10/15/2025 - 19:52

The Tomb of Mabilia de Murdak (also spelled Mabilla or Mabila) is a small 14th-century medieval monument. The tomb is part of a collection of stone memorials in the north chapel (or Gayton Chapel), which includes effigies of local nobility tied to dramatic family events, such as murder and pilgrimage.

Tomb of Peter de Grandisson - Hereford Cathedral

walwyn Wed, 07/06/2011 - 20:14

 

 

Polychome tomb with effigy of baron Peter de Grandison (d1358) and the Coronation of the Virgin above the effigy.

 

 

 

 

Tomb of the Della Gherardesca Family - Camposanto Monumentale, Pisa

walwyn Thu, 10/09/2025 - 23:26

 

This elaborate Gothic funerary monument, attributed to the Pisan sculptor Lupo di Francesco (active c. 1300–1350), dates to the mid-14th century (c. 1340–1350).

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