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Plaque, choir screen, Amiens Cathedral, Picardy, France

The nativity of St John, plaque on the North side of the Gothic choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 5616x3673 / 8.8MB; www.manuelcohen.com; horizontal indoors inside interior Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens Amiens Cathedral Amiens Picardy France French Europe European Western Europe Western European tourism travel tourist attraction church cathedral religion religious sacred belief faith christian christianity catholic catholicism Roman Rite catholic building architecture architectural detail sculpture 13th century Gothic Reims French Gothic UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site Monument Historique historic monument history heritage Somme Picardie Adrien de Henencourt Antoine Ancquier 15th century 16th century choir screen choir plaque North side St John saint St John the baptist relief polychrome nativity baby birth bed childbirth
Contained in galleries: Saint-Leu - Amiens (France)

The nativity of St John, plaque on the North side of the Gothic choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen