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Effigy of Priest - Radway, Warwickshire

walwyn Sun, 02/28/2010 - 22:15

Effigy of priest (c1450) wearing vestments for saying mass.

15th century wooden Apostles - Dunstable Priory

walwyn Tue, 05/29/2012 - 22:27

These 15th century wooden apostles are part of the roof corbels at Dunstable Priory. Each figure holds a shield which would have identified them, unfortunately this information seems to have been lost over the centuries.

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.

'Wakeham' Cenotaph - Tewkesbury Abbey

walwyn Sun, 08/21/2011 - 12:36

Attributed to John Wakeham (d1549), the last abbot of Tewkesbury, the 'Wakeham' Cenotaph, actually mid fifteenth century and pre-dates the abbot by about 100 years. The effigy is a gisant as a decomposing corpse and the canopy was modelled on the throne of the House of Lords.

Life of Saint Taurin 2

walwyn Wed, 01/25/2012 - 23:06

This mid 15th century window in the church of Saint-Taurin, Evreux, contains six scenes telling part of the legend of his life. This first panel tells the part of the legend where he resurrected a girl that had been burnt to death by a devil, on being brought back to life she was apparently unmarked.

Holy Sepulchre C15 - Neufchâtel-en-Bray

walwyn Sun, 09/12/2010 - 21:07

This polychromatic stone Holy Sepulchre in the church of Notre-Dame Neufchâtel-en-Bray dates from the mid C15.

Life of Saint Taurin 1

walwyn Thu, 01/19/2012 - 00:24

The abbey church of Saint-Taurin in Evreux contains three mid 15th century stained glass windows in the apse that tell the story of Saint Taurin, the first bishop of Evreux.