Effigy of Duke of Berry, Crypt, Bourges Cathedral, Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France

Effigy and tomb of Duke Jean de Berry, 1340-1416, built 1422-38 by Jean de Cambrai, in the Gothic crypt, built c. 1200, in Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The Duke is wearing an ermine robe and holding a phylactery, laid on a marble table with his feet resting on a sleeping bear, symbolising strength. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Effigy and tomb of Duke Jean de Berry, 1340-1416, built 1422-38 by Jean de Cambrai, in the Gothic crypt, built c. 1200, in Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The Duke is wearing an ermine robe and holding a phylactery, laid on a marble table with his feet resting on a sleeping bear, symbolising strength. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen