Index of Medieval all

Richard Pembridge - Hereford Cathedral

Richard Pembridge - Hereford Cathedral

Sir Richard Pembridge (d1375) was one of the earliest Knights of the Garter, being elected following the death of Thomas Ufford in 1368. He was present at all of Edward III's major victories during the Hundred Years War: Sluys (1340), Creçy (1346), the Siege of Calais (1347), and Poiters (1356) where he fought alongside the Black Prince.

 

Painted Clock - Raunds

Painted Clock - Raunds

The painted clock a reminder of the passing of time ones mortality and the Last Judgment.

 

 

St Aignan - Last Judgment

St Aignan - Last Judgment

This early fifteenth century wall painting of Christ at the Last Judgement sitting on a rainbow between praying figures of the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist , can be found in the Collegiate Church of St Aignan.

 

 

Medieval stained glass

Medieval stained glass

A substantial body of medieval stained glass survives at Great Malvern Priory, although its condition and completeness vary considerably from window to window. Several major fifteenth-century windows remain largely intact, most notably the Magnificat Window, the Founder’s Window, and the glazing of the Lady Chapel. Elsewhere, survival is more fragmentary: the great east window, though once a dominant feature of the church, now survives largely in dispersed panels and fragments rather than as a complete scheme.

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

Luca della Robbia, Cantoria (1431–1438) - Florence

Luca della Robbia, Cantoria (1431–1438) - Florence

Between 1431 and 1438, the Florentine sculptor Luca della Robbia carved in marble one of the most radiant celebrations of music and childhood in the early Renaissance, the Cantoria, or singing gallery, originally made for the north singing gallery of Florence Cathedral.

Pages