Tomb

Bishop Peter Gunning Monument - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

walwyn Sun, 07/18/2010 - 10:50

Semi reclining effigy of Bishop Peter Gunning (d1684).

Bishop Richard Mayew - Hereford Cathedral.

walwyn Sat, 06/25/2011 - 18:47

This tomb in the South choir contains the effigy of Bishop Richard Mayew (d1516) under an elaborate canopy, and with weepers around the base. The weepers are thought to represent saints and were damaged during the reformation.

Bishop Walter de Cantelupe. Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Tue, 07/19/2011 - 21:28

This mid 13th century tomb of Bishop Walter de Cantelupe (d1266) is made of Purbeck marble. The relief of the effigy is more rounded than that of the nearby tomb of his predecessor the bishop of Worcester William de Blois (d1236) which is still in the Romanesque style and shows the development to the more rounded forms of the early Gothic.

Bishop Walter de la Wyle - Salisbury Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 10/08/2011 - 17:39

This much mutilated, Purbeck marble, effigy is of Bishop Walter de la Wyle at Salisbury Cathedral.

Bishop William de Blois - Worcester Cathedral.

walwyn Wed, 07/20/2011 - 19:50

Bishop of Worcester 1218-1236. The effigy on the tomb is in the Romanesque style and lacks the detailed modelling that would become the hallmark of Gothic sculpture.

Bishop William de Kilkenny - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

walwyn Sat, 07/17/2010 - 18:03

William de Kilkenny (d1256) monument. Bishop of Ely Cambridgeshire.

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.

Cardinal Jean de la Grange Effigy - Amiens Cathedral, France

walwyn Wed, 09/08/2010 - 20:51

White marble effigy of Cardinal Jean de la Grange (d1402).

Children and Monuments from the late medieval period to the 17th century.

walwyn Tue, 11/08/2011 - 19:46

Monuments or memorials to children in English churches were extremely rare until the late 18th and early 19th century. In the 16th century one can find the occassional child tomb amongst the aristocracy, such as that of the The Noble Impe at St Mary's Warwick, but otherwise children do not appear to have warranted memorials in their own right.