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Birth of the Virgin Mary and Childhood

 

The first sequence of sculpture around the choir screen, starting at the western end of the south ambulatory, is the work of Jehan Soulas from 1519-1521. Sculpted from the hard limestone from the Tonnerre quarry, they consist of scenes from the Gospel of James, depicting the annunciation of the Virgin Mary to Joachim and St Anne, the birth of Mary, and the presentation of Mary in the temple.

 

Marriage, Annunciation, and Visitation

Marriage, Annunciation, and Visitation

This second sequence of sculpture on the choir screen, starting at the western end of the south ambulatory, is the work of Jehan Soulas from 1520-1535. Sculpted from the hard limestone from the Tonnerre quarry they consist of scenes from the Gospel of James, depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary to Joseph, the annunciation, and the visitation.

Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon - Coughton, Warwickshire

Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon - Coughton, Warwickshire

Set within the tracery lights of the great east window at St Peter’s , Coughton, these panels form part of a distinguished group of Tudor heraldic glass. At the centre are the royal arms of Henry VIII, impaled with those of Catherine of Aragon, enclosed by the initials H and K and surrounded by the Tudor emblems of the rose, portcullis, and crown. The inclusion of Catherine’s arms confirms that the glass was installed before the annulment of their marriage in 1533, most likely during the first decade of Henry’s reign.

 

 

Nativity, Circumcision, and Epiphany

This third sequence of sculpture on the choir screen, starting at the western end of the south ambulatory, is the work of Jehan Soulas from 1521-1535. Sculpted from the hard limestone from the Tonnerre quarry, this consist of scenes depicting the Nativity, Circumcision, and Epiphany.

 

Tree of Jesse - Saint-Étienne de Beauvais

Tree of Jesse - Saint-Étienne de Beauvais

This Tree of Jesse (1522) in St-Étienne, Beauvais is considered to be one of the major works of Engrand Le Prince. Unfortunately the lower part of the window was destroyed in 1793 (year II of the Republic), when the church was used as a store house.

 

 

Chapel of the Sacred Heart - Beauvais Cathedral

Chapel of the Sacred Heart - Beauvais Cathedral

The Sacred Heart Chapel in Beauvais Cathedral contains this stained glass window by Engrand Le Prince. It was commissioned in 1522 by Louis de Roncherolles chamberlain and councillor to Francis I of France.

 

 

Cleansing the Temple Polychrome Relief - Amiens Cathedral

This richly animated cycle of polychrome reliefs depicts the episode of Christ Cleansing the Temple (Matthew 21:12–13; Mark 11:15–17; Luke 19:45–46; John 2:13–16). Carved in deep relief and originally conceived as a continuous narrative sequence, the scenes unfold across the west wall of the north transept, drawing the viewer into the crowded precincts of the Temple in Jerusalem.

 

 

Adrien Hénencourt monument - Amiens Cathedral

Adrien Hénencourt monument - Amiens Cathedral

Monument of Adrien Hénencourt (d1530) at Amiens Cathedral. This monument is below the choir screen (1490-1530) depicting the life of St Firmin that canon Hénencourt was responsible for commissioning.

Crucifixion - Montresor, France

Crucifixion - Montresor, France

The Crucifixion window in the Church of Saint John the Baptist at Montrésor, in the Indre-et-Loire region of France, is one of the finest surviving examples of early sixteenth-century stained glass in the Loire Valley. Filling a tall Gothic lancet divided into several vertical lights, it unfolds as a vivid narrative of the Passion of Christ, rendered in rich Renaissance color and form.

Pieta by Bertin Duval - Alençon France

Pieta by Bertin Duval -  Alençon France

 

Renaissance-era stained glass window depicting the Pieta, created by the master glass painter Bertin Duval in 1530 and installed in the choir of Notre-Dame Church in Alençon

Choir stalls Saint-Jean-Baptiste at Montrésor - France

The choir stalls of the collegiate church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste at Montrésor form one of the most eloquent ensembles of Renaissance woodcarving in Touraine. They were made around 1530-1540, when Imbert de Batarnay, seigneur of Montrésor and counsellor to four French kings, endowed the new collegiate foundation he had created in 1521.

Louis de Brézé Monument - Rouen Cathedral

Louis de Brézé Monument - Rouen Cathedral

This monument to Louis de Brézé (d1531) is the work of Jean Goujon (1510-1572) who was commissioned by Diane de Poitiers, Louis wife. Louis was the son of  King Charles VII of France's illegitimate daughter Charlotte de France.

Prior Moore - Worcester Cathedral

Prior Moore - Worcester Cathedral

Situated behind the main altar in Worcester cathedral this effigy is said be that of William Moore (1518-1536), the prior of the Benedictine Priory of St Mary's Worcester.

 

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