Fresco, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Loire Valley, France

Christ's body, detail from the Entombment fresco, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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LC13_FRANCE_MC160.jpg

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© Manuel Cohen

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Fontevraud l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, France