Gothic

Tomb of Edward II - Gloucester Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 04/10/2021 - 22:03

Tomb of King Edward II of England (d1327) in Gloucester Cathedral. It was commissioned by Edward III in 1336 and built in the early part of the 1340s.

Tomb of John Cressy - Dodford Northamptonshire

walwyn Mon, 09/19/2011 - 21:40

Alabaster tomb of Sir John Cressy (d1445) Dodford, Northamptonshire. The sides of the tomb chest have angels holding shields, and the offices he held in France are listed around the top edge.

Tomb of Louis of Luxemboug - Ely Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 07/15/2010 - 22:39

Louis of Luxemboug (d1443). Brother of the governor of Paris who sold Joan of Arc to the English.

Tomb of Peter de Grandisson - Hereford Cathedral

walwyn Wed, 07/06/2011 - 20:14

Polychome tomb with effigy of baron Peter de Grandison (d1358) and the Coronation of the Virgin above the effigy.

Tomb of Thomas de Savoie - Amiens Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 08/07/2010 - 23:31

Tomb of Thomas de Savoie (d1337) with eight carved reliefs of weepers or mourners.

Tomb of William Longespee - Salisbury Cathedral

walwyn Tue, 01/31/2012 - 21:42

Tomb of William Longespee (d1226) Earl of Salisbury. William Longespee was the illegitimate son of Henry II and half brother to King Richard I and King John of England.

Touch Me Not (cell 1)

walwyn Sun, 04/27/2025 - 14:40

This fresco by Fra Angelico in cell 1 of the San Marco Monastery illustrates the encounter between Mary Magdalen and Christ after the ressurection.

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The stained glass windows in this section are all from the chancel and choir clerestory of Saint Gatien's Cathedral in Tours. They all date from the between 1250 and 1300 and are contemporary with the rebuilding of the chancel between 1236-1279. The windows in the apse are the earlier and date between 1250-1260, whilst those in the clerestory were installed in the last part of the 13th century.