Renaissance

Lamentation (cell 2)

Lamentation (1438-1443) over the body of Christ, is by Fra Angelico.

A common subject painted in medieval churches where scenes of the "Last Judgment" or "Doom". Often they would be painted above the chancel arch. A central figure of risen Christ with the instruments of the passion would be painted, or a crucifixion with the Virgin Mary ⓘ and St John ⓘ the Evangelist.

Legend of Saint Romain - St. Godard

1540 stained glass in St Godard Rouen tell the story of Saint Romain (Romanus).

Legend of St. Eustace - Saint-Étienne de Beauvais

The stained-glass window illustrating the Legend of St Eustace ⓘ (baie n° 18) in Saint-Étienne ⓘ de Beauvais is a composite Renaissance work, produced in successive campaigns between 1553 and c. 1575. Its extended execution reflects a cumulative process of patronage, bringing together multiple donors, artists, and workshops within a single coherent narrative cycle.

Louis de Brézé Monument - Rouen Cathedral

This monument to Louis de Brézé (d1531) is the work of Jean Goujon (1510-1572) who was commissioned by Diane de Poitiers, Louis wife. Louis was the son of King Charles VII of France's illegitimate daughter Charlotte de France.

Luca della Robbia, Cantoria (1431–1438) - Florence

Between 1431 and 1438, the Florentine sculptor Luca della Robbia ⓘ carved in marble one of the most radiant celebrations of music and childhood in the early Renaissance, the Cantoria, or singing gallery, originally made for the north singing gallery of Florence Cathedral.

Marriage, Annunciation, and Visitation

This second sequence of sculpture on the choir screen, starting at the western end of the south ambulatory, is the work of Jehan Soulas from 1520-1535. Sculpted from the hard limestone from the Tonnerre quarry they consist of scenes from the Gospel of James, depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary ⓘ to Joseph, the annunciation, and the visitation.