Sculpture

'Wakeham' Cenotaph - Tewkesbury Abbey

walwyn Sun, 08/21/2011 - 12:36

Attributed to John Wakeham (d1549), the last abbot of Tewkesbury, the 'Wakeham' Cenotaph, actually mid fifteenth century and pre-dates the abbot by about 100 years. The effigy is a gisant as a decomposing corpse and the canopy was modelled on the throne of the House of Lords.

Gloucestershire
Medieval
Tudor
Effigy
Sculpture
Tomb
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14th century cross legged knight - Salisbury Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 11/14/2011 - 20:48

 

Once thought to be an effigial monument to William Longespee (d1250) the date of the armour places this as a 14th century monument.

 

Wiltshire
Medieval
Gothic
Effigy
Sculpture
Tomb
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15th century wooden Apostles - Dunstable Priory

walwyn Tue, 05/29/2012 - 22:27

These 15th century wooden apostles are part of the roof corbels at Dunstable Priory. Each figure holds a shield which would have identified them, unfortunately this information seems to have been lost over the centuries.

 

 

Bedfordshire
Medieval
Gothic
Sculpture
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Abbot John Chambers - Peterborough Cathedral

walwyn Sun, 10/09/2011 - 19:10

Effigy of John Chambers (d1556) last abbot and first bishop of Peterborough. Described in the 17th century as being exquisitely carved, with a mitre and robe, and feet resting on a lion, this effigy was mutilated during the English Civil War.

 

Cambridgeshire
Tudor
Effigy
Sculpture
Tomb
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Adam and Eve - Rouen Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 08/05/2021 - 20:44

 

Located on either side of the Portail des Libraires at Rouen Cathedral, these quatrefoil sculptures of Adma nd Eve and their expulsion from Eden were created between 1278-1300.

France
Seine-Maritime
Medieval
Gothic
Sculpture
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Adrien Hénencourt monument - Amiens Cathedral

walwyn Tue, 07/29/2014 - 21:51

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.

France
Somme
Gothic
Effigy
Sculpture
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Alexander de Holderness - Peterborough Cathedral.

walwyn Sun, 10/09/2011 - 23:52

 

This effigy on a low tomb chest is thought to be Alexander of Holderness (d1226) abbot of Peterborough.

 

Cambridgeshire
Medieval
Gothic
Effigy
Sculpture
Tomb
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Andrews Tomb, Church Charwelton - Northamptonshire

walwyn Sun, 10/18/2009 - 14:10

 

Tomb of Sir Thomas Andrews (d1564) and his two wives, Katherine and Mary.

 

 

 

Northamptonshire
Tudor
Effigy
Sculpture
Tomb
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Anglian Beasts

walwyn Sat, 10/16/2010 - 00:39

 

 

Anglo Saxon animal carvings at Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire.

 

 

 

Anglo Saxon
Sculpture
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Anglo Saxon Sculpture

walwyn Thu, 10/14/2010 - 20:29

Ango Saxon sculpture is divided into two main periods, that before the 9th century Danish invasion and that after King Alfred (871-899). The period covers a period from the earliest Christian crosses, and includes stone decorative elements in churches depicting grotesque animals and fiugures intertwined with vine tendrils.

Anglo Saxon
Sculpture
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