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Virgin tympanum, Palais Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France

Tympanum in the South gallery over the door to the chapel, with angels appearing to the Virgin Mary and her symbol, the fleur de lys or lily, with God and the holy spirit, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. The 3 flowers are in different stages of maturity, symbolising the cycle of life. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Tympanum in the South gallery over the door to the chapel, with angels appearing to the Virgin Mary and her symbol, the fleur de lys or lily, with God and the holy spirit, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. The 3 flowers are in different stages of maturity, symbolising the cycle of life. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen