Elizabeth Verney - Norton, Northamptonshire
Memorial to Elizabeth Verney (d1633).
Memorial to Elizabeth Verney (d1633).
This monument is to Elizabeth Williams (d1622) who died in childbirth, an effigy of a baby in its chrisom shroud lies by her side. Her sister also died in childbirth a year later and a monument to her is nearby. Both monuments are probably the work of Samuel Baldwin of Stroud ⓘ.
Tomb of Francis Shirley of Staunton Harold (d1571), and his wife Dorothy.
The tomb of Galileo Galilei (d1642) at Santa Croce in Florence was erected in 1737. It was designed by Giulio Foggini and contains a bust of Galileo Galilei (by Giovanni Battista Foggini ⓘ), and figures representing Astronomy (by Vincenzo Foggini ⓘ), and Geometry (by Girolamo Ticciati ⓘ).
This tomb in Worcester Cathedral is of Lord George Lyttelton (d1876) by James Forsyth.
A colossal alabaster monument almost as high as the north wall. Includes a skeletal gissant at the bottom. Built in 1598 by Richard & Gabriel Royley ⓘ of Burton-upon-Trent.
This tomb commemorates Gérard de Conchy ⓘ, Bishop of Amiens from 1247 until his death in 1257. The monument consists of a recumbent effigy carved in stone, representing the bishop vested in liturgical garments and wearing a mitre, his head resting on a cushion in the conventional manner of 13th-century episcopal tomb sculpture.
The Gothic period is characterized by the early simplicity of naturalistic figures to the late excessively enriched elegance and elaborate clothing of the figures in the later period, the subject matter of Gothic sculpture featured the mysticism of the mid to late medieval age with an emphasis on suffering and emotion.