Baroque

Baroque sculpture in Florence

walwyn Sat, 11/02/2019 - 09:35

 

 

Sculpture from the Baroque era in Florence.

Benson family Monument - Dodford, Northamptonshire

walwyn Tue, 11/23/2010 - 20:28

 

 

Architectural monument to commemorate members of the Benson family c1730. Probably by Smith of Warwick.

 

 

 

 

Bishop John Gauden - Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 11/10/2011 - 22:58

 

Bust of Bishop John Gaugen (d1662), Worcester Cathedral. John Gaugen was made Bishop of Worcester in May 1662 but died in September 1662 of "stone and strangury" - a complication of kidney stones.

 

Canon Guilain Lucas Monument - Amiens Cathedral

walwyn Wed, 07/30/2014 - 20:46

Monument by Nicolas Blasset, dedicated to canon Guilain Lucas. This monument contains the Weeping Angel with one hand and elbow resting on a skull that became a popular postcard during WWI.

Captain Henry Kingsmill - Radway, Warwickshire

walwyn Sat, 02/27/2010 - 14:00

Captain Henry Kingsmill

 

 

Semi reclining stone figure of Cavalier in recess. Henry Kingsmill was killed at the battle of Edgehill Sunday, 23 October 1642. This was the first pitch battle of the English Civil War.

 

 

Cathedral Choir Screen

walwyn Thu, 03/15/2012 - 21:06

Above the choir screen at Chartres Cathedral are some 40 sculpted reliefs of biblical scenes, and other scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. The scenes were sculpted by some of the best artists in France and were commissioned at different times over a 200 year period from 1510 to 1720.

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