The north portal of Bourges Cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Tympanum dates from between 1160 and was part of the older church the the Gothic cathedral replaced. This portal suffered a lot of damage during the Wars of Religion in 1562.

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Romanesque font - St Margaret Crick

walwyn Fri, 08/07/2009 - 23:29

This C12 font has a circular bowl with a bead decoration which is supported by three crouching Atlas figures supporting the red sandstone bowl.

Royal Portal - Chartres Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 11/04/2010 - 23:17

Since its construction in around 1150, the western portal of Chartres Cathedral, decorated with elongated late Romanesque style figures of the Kings and Queens of the Old Testament has been known as the Royal Portal.

Our Lady of Orcival - Puy-de-Dôme

walwyn Fri, 08/20/2010 - 23:36

Romanesque statue and popular cult object since the Middle Ages, which legend says was carved by Saint Luke the Evangelist.

Blue Virgin

walwyn Sun, 11/07/2010 - 19:44

Set into a 13th century window, in the south ambulatory of the choir (bay 44) of Chartres Cathedral, this is one of the most celebrated medieval artworks in the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres.It dates primarily to c. 1180 CE, with later additions around 1225 CE, making it a rare survivor from the pre-1194 fire that destroyed the earlier Romanesque cathedral.

Tomb of Henry II - Fontevraud Abbey, France

walwyn Fri, 02/15/2019 - 21:46

Tomb of King Henry II of England at Fontevraud Abbey, France.

Notre-Dame de Chartres

walwyn Thu, 02/17/2011 - 21:34

Designated a World heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Chartres was built from between 1145 and 1250. It's high nave is spanned by ogival pointed arches to form the vault, and the walls are supported by double flying buttresses. Chartres is the first building to have used buttresses as a structural element.