Part of early 13th century window at Chartres cathedral depicting the life of St Nicholas. These panels depict the birth of St Nicholas, and his first bath. The bottom quatrefoil shows two merchant, merchants are also depicted in the bottom corner panels. The top quatrefoil relates to the legend than St Nicholas would only feed from his mother's breast on Wednesday and Friday.
Themed images for Children.
Detail of a young girl with the hand of Saint Remigius is from the tempera painting of the "Lamentation over the dead Christ" (c1365) by Giottino. Is located in the Uffizi Gallery Florence.
St Nicholas raises three boys butchered by an innkeeper and his wife. Stained glass c1417 at Chartres Cathedral.
15th century stained glass depicting the Virgin Mary suckling the infant Jesus. Church of Saint-Taurin, Evreux.
This terracotta representation (c1350) of John the Baptist as a child is by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo. Originally in the Opera di San Giovanni it is now located in the Bargello Florence.
This is part of a painting (c1475) by Neroccio di Landi depicting a scene from the life of Saint Benedict. The painting references a supposed event where as a child Benedict's nurse broke a household item and he repaired it.
Early French Renaissance tomb in Tours cathedral for the young children of King Charles VIII of France and Anne of Brittany.
Small boy carrying a wicker basket and pulling at his mother's dress. This is part of a sculpture by Jehan Soulas, on the choir screen at Chartres Cathedal depicting Mary being presented in the Temple.
Washing a new born baby. Scene from the Birth of the Virgin Mary by Jehan Soulas (1521) at Chartres Cathedral.
Child filling an incense censer. This is part of a larger sequence of polychromatic images at Amiens Cathedral of the subject of Jesus Cleansing the Temple.
Three children brought back to life by St Nicholas after having been butchered for meat during a famine. Detail of French Renaissence stained glass (1525) in Saint-Etienne Beauvais.
16th century sculpture in the church of Saint-Pierre Meusnes in France, on the subject of St Anne Teaching the Virgin to read.
Stained glass donor image (c1555) of the children of Sir Thoams and Elizabeth Cave at Stanford-on-Avon. This forms part of a row of donor images above the main 19th century panels of the east window.
Mourners at foot of memorial to Thomas Cave (d1558), Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire.
The mourners here are represent by stylized figures of the 14 children of Thomas Cave. It is not known how many survived to adulthood, nor what age they were as often children were represented as idealized adults.
Male children of Sir Thomas Andrews (d1564) as weepers at foot of tomb. Church Charwelton, Northamptonshire.
Female children of Sir Thomas Andrews (d1564) as weepers at foot of tomb. Church Charwelton, Northamptonshire.
Monument to Thomas Wylmer (d1580) and family. This brass monument shows Thomas and his wife kneeling at a prayer table surrounded by their children.
Children of Sir John Throckmorton (d1580) and his wife Marjorie. Coughton Warwickshire.
Part of the George Shirley (d1588) and family monument at Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire. This was made by the Royley brothers in 1598.
Monument of 1590 erected by Thomas Andrews in memory of his two wives. It shows his two wives and their twelve children are behind him in various attitudes
