Discovered in 1887 this C12 square bowled font has carved scenes from the life of Crist on all four sides.
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Robert Curthose (d1134) effigy, of painted Irish bog oak, was made about 100 years after his death.
This C12 font has a circular bowl with a bead decoration which is supported by three crouching Atlas figures supporting the red sandstone bowl.
The north portal of Bourges Cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Tympanum dates from between 1160 and was part of the older church the the Gothic cathedral replaced. This portal suffered a lot of damage during the Wars of Religion in 1562.
"Presentation in the Temple" panel originally from Saint-Denis near Paris (c1145).
Since its construction in around 1150, the western portal of Chartres Cathedral, decorated with elongated late Romanesque style figures of the Kings and Queens of the Old Testament has been known as the Royal Portal.
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.
Chartres Cathedral has some of the most beautiful medieval stained glass windows to have survive the upheavals of the last 800 years. The earliest date from the mid 12th century, but most are from the 13th century.
The Apostles in Art: Witness, Memory, and Transformation
Romanesque statue and popular cult object since the Middle Ages, which legend says was carved by Saint Luke the Evangelist.