Renaissance

The Death and Assumption of the Virgin - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 07/11/2024 - 23:34

Created in 1619 this late Death and Assumption of the Virgin stained glass window is in Bourges Cathedral France.

The Last Judgement and Hell - Pisa

walwyn Fri, 12/29/2017 - 00:40

Attributed to Buonamico Buffalmacco this depiction of the Last Judgement, in the Camposanto of Pisa, was created between 1345-1340.

Tomb of Agnes Sorel - Loches, France

walwyn Sun, 10/23/2016 - 15:24

Agnès Sorel (d1450) was the mistress of King Charles VII of France to whom she gave birth to three daughters to Charles VII.

Tomb of Michelangelo Buonarroti - Basilica of Santa Croce Florence

walwyn Sat, 11/16/2019 - 21:52

This tomb dedicated to Michelangelo was created by Vasari in 1570 and contains elements of Sculpture, Architecture and Painting.

Tomb of Ottaviano Fabrizio Mossotti - Camposanto Monumentale, Pisa

walwyn Sat, 11/10/2012 - 18:40

Allegorical figure of Science on the tomb of the physicist Ottaviano Fabrizio Mossott (d1863) in the Camposanto Monumentale, Pisa, by the sculptor Giovanni Duprè.

Tomb of the cardinals of Amboise - Rouen Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 03/21/2011 - 23:35

Started in 1515, and completed in 1525, this tomb is the work of the Roullant Le Roux, Rouen cathedral's master mason of the time. It is a memorial to the French cardinal and archbishop of Rouen George d'Amboise (d1510), the other figure is his nephew George d'Amboise (d1550) who became archbishop of Rouen on his uncle's death.

Tomb of the Children of France - Tours Cathedral

walwyn Sun, 10/21/2012 - 23:28

This tomb, in Tours cathedral, by Michel Colombe was made in 1506 for the two sons of Charles VIII of France and Anne of Brittany. It is reputed to be the first tomb in the region that was made in the Italian style.