Gothic

Rouen Sculpture

 

 

 

 

Medieval Gothic sculpture in the city of Rouen.

Sacristy Vault Panels - Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud

Adam and Eve

This group of eleven relief panels form part of the carved vault decoration of a sacristy bay at the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. Executed in a soft, chalky limestone typical of the Loire region, the panels combine biblical narrative scenes with hagiographic episodes from the Life of St Nicholas and include one figure of architectural patronage.

Saint Lubin

Saint Lubin, or Leobinus, was a 6th century bishop of Chartres. This window from the early 13th century depicts events in his life, and was donated to the cathedral by the Winesellers and innkeepers of the town of Chartres.

 

 

Scholastica de Gayton - Gayton Northamptonshire

Scholastica de Gayton - Gayton Northamptonshire

Scholastica de Gayton, who died in 1354, was a member of the medieval de Gayton family, long associated with the village of Gayton in Northamptonshire. She was the daughter of Sir Philip de Gayton, who died in 1316 and whose own effigy also survives in the church of St Mary the Virgin at Gayton.

Seven days of Creation

Seven days of Creation

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 four panels in the top register of the window illustrate the seven days of creation.

 

Seven Deadly Sins

Seven Deadly Sins

C15 (c1420-1450) painting on the subject of the "Seven Deadly Sins".

 

 

 

South Transept Rose Window - Evreux Cathedral

 

This rose window in the south transept of Evreux Cathedral was given to the Cathedral by Louis XI of France between 1470 and 1480. It is 6.5 metres in diameter and represents the Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven. Below the rose window the lancet windows in the Gallery contain representations of eight of the Apostles.

 

St Aignan - Last Judgment

St Aignan - Last Judgment

This early fifteenth century wall painting of Christ at the Last Judgement sitting on a rainbow between praying figures of the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist , can be found in the Collegiate Church of St Aignan.

 

 

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