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Seven Deadly Sins

Seven Deadly Sins

C15 (c1420-1450) painting on the subject of the "Seven Deadly Sins".

 

 

 

Last Judgement and Doom

Last Judgement and Doom

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 .

 

Pieta - St. Aignan-sur-Cher

Pieta - St. Aignan-sur-Cher

Fom about 1420, the figures on the right are thought to be Louis II of Chalon, count of Saint Aignan, his mother, and his second wife Jeanne de Perellos.

 

 

St. Michael

 

The archangel St. Michael, is the principal angel and field commander of the Army of God. His name is the war-cry of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against Satan and his followers. He is often depicted triumphant over the enemy.

 

 

 

Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester - Tewkesbury Abbey

Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester - Tewkesbury Abbey

This two storied tomb for Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester (d1421) was built in 1430 by his wife Lady Isabel le Despenser, the great grand-daughter of Edward III. It was probably meant to contain priant figures of both Richard, Isabel, and her second husband Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, who was her first husband's cousin.

 

 

Marmousets Portal Tympanum - Saint-Ouen, Rouen

 

The Marmousets Portal Tympanum is a late Gothic sculpture adorning the Porche des Marmousets (Portal of the Marmousets) is the main pedestrian entrance to the Abbey Church of Saint-Ouen in Rouen, Normandy, France. This Flamboyant Gothic portal, primarily honors the Virgin Mary , dates to around 1430 and was crafted by the master sculptor Alexandre de Berneval, and is located at the south transept.

Tympanum - Saint-Maclou Rouen

 

 

The tympanum above the central porch, of Saint-Maclou in Rouen depicts Christ in Majesty at the Last Judgement in four registers.

15th century wooden Apostles - Dunstable Priory

15th century wooden Apostles - Dunstable Priory

These carved oak Apostles at Dunstable Priory form part of the structural and iconographic programme of the timber roof, functioning as corbels supporting arched braces or hammer-beams. Oak, the standard and most durable timber for English ecclesiastical roofs, was universally favoured for such work, allowing both structural strength and detailed carving.

 

 

Touch Me Not (cell 1)

Touch Me Not (cell 1)

This fresco by Fra Angelico in cell 1 of the San Marco Monastery illustrates the encounter between Mary Magdalen and Christ after the ressurection.

Coronation of the Virgin (cell 9)

Coronation of the Virgin (cell 9)

This fresco by Fra Angelico 1438-1443) depicting the Coronation of the Virgin is in cell 9 of the San Marco monastery in Florence.

Nativity (cell 5)

Nativity (cell 5)

In the Nativity scene from Cell 5, Fra Angelico presents a serene and deeply devotional vision of the birth of Christ. The composition centers on the Holy Family, Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus, surrounded by an atmosphere of quiet reverence.

Presentation in the Temple (cell 10)

Presentation in the Temple (cell 10)

This fresco (1438-1443) by Fra Angelico 1438-1443) depicting the Presentation in the Temple is in cell 10 of the San Marco monastery in Florence.

Annunciation (cell 3)

Annunciation (cell 3)

This Annunciation (1438-1443) frescoe, by Fra Angelico , is in cell 3 of the novice accommodation at San Marco Florence.

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