The portal of St Anne on the right of the western façade was built in 1200 and is the earliest of the three portals to be built. The tympanum is actually dated to about 1150 and was once part of the earlier cathedral of St. Stephen whose western façade was once 40 metres to the west of the present Cathedral.

France

Paris

Medieval

Tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine - Fontevraud Abbey, France

walwyn Tue, 02/19/2019 - 20:47

Tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine (d1204) at Fontevraud Abbey in France.

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.

Life of the Virgin

walwyn Sun, 01/09/2011 - 21:21

Sequence of 13th century wall painting from the in the nave of St. Albans Cathedral show scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary.

Last Judgement and Doom

walwyn Mon, 10/10/2011 - 20:22

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.