Gothic

Tree of Jesse - Tours Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 09/20/2012 - 22:17

This late 13th century window, above the choir at Tours cathedral. The 18 panels in the main part of the window depict the Tree of Jesse running up the center of the window, and the childhood of Christ on either side. The panels in the tracery contain representations of Abraham and Isaac, and an Angel with a Lamb stopping the sacrifice of Isaac.

Triumph of Death - Camposanto Pisa

walwyn Wed, 10/17/2012 - 21:08

Painted by Buonamico Buffalmacco between 1336 - 1341 this fresco in the Camposanto, Pisa, depicts the Triumph of Death.

Two 13th century Abbots - Peterborough Cathedral

walwyn Sun, 10/09/2011 - 17:40

Two 13th century effigies of Benedictine monks. Peterborough Cathedral.

Two Mitred Abbots - Stanford on Avon, Northamptonshire

walwyn Thu, 10/20/2011 - 22:25

These two mitred abbots are from about 1327-1330, and can seen in the tracery of the east window of St Nicholas, Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire.

Tympanum - Saint-Maclou Rouen

walwyn Sun, 08/08/2021 - 16:24

The tympanum above the central porch, of Saint-Maclou in Rouen depicts Christ in Majesty at the Last Judgement in four registers.

Tympanum of the Last Judgement - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 11/15/2010 - 20:45

Gothic tympanum of the Last Judgement dating from about 1230 at Bourges Cathedral, France.

Unidentified 15th century knight and lady - Lutterworth, Leicestershire

walwyn Fri, 02/10/2012 - 22:08

This is an early 15th century alabaster tomb of a knight and his wife, in the church of St Mary Lutterworth.

Wall paintings at Ashby St. Ledgers

walwyn Tue, 08/04/2009 - 20:50

The parish church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Leodegarius at Ashby St Ledgers in Northamptonshire has a C14 - C15 Passion sequence painted above the chancel arch and on the side walls. The sequence was uncovered during restoration work in 1927 and is the most extensive cycle in the UK. The paintings are of a similar date to those at Burton Dassett about 20 miles away.

Wall paintings at Burton Dasset

walwyn Wed, 06/17/2009 - 21:47

The church of All Saints as Burton Dassett in Warwickshire dates from the early C12 through to C13. The walls were plastered with 'daub', lime, chopped straw and animal hair and over which various wall painting have been executed. At various times over the centuries the paintings have been whitewashed over and replaced with new works. These include from the C13 depiction of the 'Doom' to highly ornamented texts..

Western Facade - Amiens Cathedral

walwyn Sun, 08/10/2014 - 13:08

The western facade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Amiens contains 3 doorways. A central portal that opens into the nave, and two portals beneath the north and south towers that open into the cathedral's aisles. Above each portal is a tympanum the central one depicting the last Judgement, the northern one the transfer of the relics of St Firmin, and the south portal depicts the Virgin Mary.