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Life of John the Baptist - Amiens Cathedral

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walwyn Mon, 03/07/2011 - 21:19
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Polychrome relief sculpture gothic amiens france John Baptist Preaching

 

These polychrome reliefs on the north of the choir screen tell the story of the life of John the Baptist. They were created in about 1531 and set into a wall surmounted by a rich ornamental parapet.

 

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