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  • The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, fresco transferred to canvas, c. 1129-34, Spanish, from the hermitage of San Baudelio de Berlanga, near Soria, Spain, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The painting depicts (left-right) the devil daring Christ to turn stones into bread, Satan challenging Christ to jump from the temple and an angel talking to a demon in the last temptation of Christ. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ of Sorrows, surrounded by the instruments of the Passion, detail, from the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ of Sorrows, surrounded by the instruments of the Passion, from the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Incarnation and childhood of Christ stained glass window, 12th century, the second part of a triptych dedicated to the life of Christ, on the Western facade of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window tells the story of Christ from the annunciation to Mary to his triumphal entry into Jerusalem as King of the Jews, following the gospels of St Matthew and St Luke. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Top row, l-r; the purification with a woman offering turtledoves 40 days after childbirth and 2 others offering candles for the birth of Jesus, the presentation of Christ in the temple with Mary offering her son to Simeon on the altar and the 3 wise men dreaming of an angel warning them to return to their country and avoid Herod. Bottom row l-r; the 3 wise men travelling to Bethlehem guided by a star, the Virgin and child receiving their gifts with Christ blessing them, and the magi leaving empty-handed to return home, from the Incarnation and childhood of Christ stained glass window, 12th century, on the Western facade of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The entrance to Jerusalem at the top, showing Jesus, holding a palm branch, riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, over clothes and palm leaves on the ground, welcomed by the people. His disciples follow behind carrying his book, and on the right, the people of Jerusalem cheer and welcome him. Below l-r; the falling idols in the temple, the baptism of Christ in the river Jordan by John the Baptist with an angel holding Christ's tunic, and Joseph's dream that an angel announces he can return home with Mary and the child, from the Incarnation and childhood of Christ stained glass window, 12th century, on the Western facade of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from the Circumcision of Christ in the temple, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Circumcision of Christ in the temple, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Christ aux outrages, sculpture in polychrome wood, 16th century, depicting Christ, hands bound and wearing the crown of thorns, waiting for crucifixion after being beaten and humiliated, in the chevet of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Christ aux outrages, sculpture in polychrome wood, 16th century, depicting Christ, hands bound and wearing the crown of thorns, waiting for crucifixion after being beaten and humiliated, in the chevet of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Christ aux outrages, detail of face, sculpture in polychrome wood, 16th century, depicting Christ, hands bound and wearing the crown of thorns, waiting for crucifixion after being beaten and humiliated, in the chevet of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mort du Christ or Death of Christ, by Emile Signol, 1804-92, oil on canvas, in the North transept of the church of Saint-Sulpice, built 1646-1870, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The painting was ordered by the City Council of Paris in 1868 and was subject to a first exhibition in Ecole des Beaux Arts (School of Fine Arts) in 1876. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mort du Christ or Death of Christ, detail of mourners including the Virgin Mary beneath the cross, by Emile Signol, 1804-92, oil on canvas, in the North transept of the church of Saint-Sulpice, built 1646-1870, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The painting was ordered by the City Council of Paris in 1868 and was subject to a first exhibition in Ecole des Beaux Arts (School of Fine Arts) in 1876. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Virgin in majesty surrounded by angels, sitting on a throne in a mandorla of glory, holding 2 sceptres indicating she is queen of heaven and earth, with the Christ child on her knee, hand raised in blessing. The sun and moon, symbols of universality, are on either side and 2 angels bow down before her, from the apex of the Incarnation and childhood of Christ stained glass window, 12th century, on the Western facade of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Christ aux outrages, sculpture in polychrome wood, 16th century, depicting Christ, hands bound and wearing the crown of thorns, waiting for crucifixion after being beaten and humiliated, in the chevet of the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from The Adoration of the Magi, with Mary and the Christ child with a king, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Top row l-r; the flight into Egypt with Mary and Jesus riding a donkey led by Joseph, and the journey back to Galilee on the right, with a crowd welcoming the holy family to Nazareth while the Christ child blesses them. Bottom row, the massacre of the innocents, with Herod ordering his soldiers to murder the children, a woman snatching her child back from a soldier and a massacre scene with soldiers killing babies and mothers grieving, from the Incarnation and childhood of Christ stained glass window, 12th century, on the Western facade of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Dominic, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in Glory, 12th century fresco in the vault of the Romanesque choir of Nevers Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Cyricus and Saint Julitta of Nevers, Nevers, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fresco depicts the resurrection and glory of Christ, seated in a mandorla surrounded by angels, his victory over death and the promise of eternal life. Above is the lamb of god and a cross, with the elders of the apocalypse, and to either side are the evangelist symbols. The apse and transept at the West end of the church are Romanesque, while the nave and Eastern apse are 14th century Gothic. The building is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ Blessing, detail of Christ's face, weeping and bleeding from the Crown of Thorns, oil painting on wood, early 16th century Portuguese painting by an unknown artist, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin Mary, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moses, representing the law, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostles James and John, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elijah, representing the prophets, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle John, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle Peter, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostles James and John, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle Peter, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle Peter, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostles Peter and James, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostles James and John, from the Transfiguration of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1437-45, by Fra Angelico, 1387-1455, in the convent of the Basilica di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The fresco depicts Christ with outstretched arms and the apostles Peter, James and John at his feet, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Dominic, with the heads of Elijah and Moses. The fresco is painted in cell no. 6, a monk's cell, to encourage private devotion. The convent is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, and was home to Fra Angelico, who was a Dominican monk and prior and who decorated the chapter house, cloister and first floor cells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in Glory, detail, 12th century fresco in the vault of the Romanesque choir of Nevers Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Cyricus and Saint Julitta of Nevers, Nevers, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fresco depicts the resurrection and glory of Christ, seated in a mandorla surrounded by angels, his victory over death and the promise of eternal life. The apse and transept at the West end of the church are Romanesque, while the nave and Eastern apse are 14th century Gothic. The building is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in Glory, 12th century fresco in the vault of the Romanesque choir of Nevers Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Cyricus and Saint Julitta of Nevers, Nevers, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fresco depicts the resurrection and glory of Christ, seated in a mandorla surrounded by angels, his victory over death and the promise of eternal life. Above is the lamb of god and a cross, with the elders of the apocalypse. The apse and transept at the West end of the church are Romanesque, while the nave and Eastern apse are 14th century Gothic. The building is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in Glory, detail, 12th century fresco in the vault of the Romanesque choir of Nevers Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Cyricus and Saint Julitta of Nevers, Nevers, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fresco depicts the resurrection and glory of Christ, seated in a mandorla surrounded by angels, his victory over death and the promise of eternal life. The apse and transept at the West end of the church are Romanesque, while the nave and Eastern apse are 14th century Gothic. The building is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ Blessing, detail of Christ's face, weeping and bleeding from the Crown of Thorns, oil painting on wood, early 16th century Portuguese painting by an unknown artist, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Christ's head wearing the crown of thorns, from Christ carrying the Cross, meeting Veronica with her cloth and a kneeling donor, mural painting, 1561, restored 1902, in the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Adoration of the Magi, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temptation of Christ, 1578-81, detail of the devil offering rocks to Jesus to turn into bread, by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1518-94, painting on the walls of the Sala Superiore, in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a lay confraternity founded in 1478, based on the cult of St Roch, in San Polo in Venice, Italy. The Scuola was built 1515-60 by several architects: Bartolomeo Bon, Pietro Bon, Sante Lombardo, Antonio Scarpagnino and Giangiacomo dei Grigi. In 1564-87 Jacopo Tintoretto was commissioned to decorate the rooms with paintings of the Old and New Testaments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in Glory, 12th century fresco in the vault of the Romanesque choir of Nevers Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Cyricus and Saint Julitta of Nevers, Nevers, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fresco depicts the resurrection and glory of Christ, seated in a mandorla surrounded by angels, his victory over death and the promise of eternal life. The apse and transept at the West end of the church are Romanesque, while the nave and Eastern apse are 14th century Gothic. The building is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Visitation, with Mary visiting her sister Elizabeth, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Annunciation to the Shepherds, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Annunciation, with the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will have a baby, and God in heaven sending his holy spirit, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Marriage of the Virgin, with Joseph holding his flowering rod, the holy spirit above and the high priest performing the ceremony, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of The Visitation, with Mary visiting her sister Elizabeth, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from The Annunciation, with God in heaven sending his holy spirit to Mary, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Holy Spirit represented by a dove, at the apex of the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a figure in heaven, possibly God in a representation of the trinity, near the apex of the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from The Adoration of the Magi, with Joseph and a king bearing his gift, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Top row l-r; the annunciation to the shepherds, priests and scribes consulting the scriptures to determine where Jesus is born, Herod interviewing the 3 wise men. Bottom row l-r; the annunciation (archangel Gabriel tells Mary she will have a baby), the visitation (Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth who will give birth to John the Baptist), the nativity, from the Incarnation and childhood of Christ stained glass window, 12th century, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of The Visitation, with Mary visiting her sister Elizabeth, from the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Christ grisaille stained glass window with silver and gold on white glass, 1545, by the School of Fontainebleau, in the South chapel choir of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ, wooden polychrome statue depicting Christ with arms crossed on his chest, primitive catalan art, detail, in the Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, a 9th century Benedictine abbey in Codalet, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of the Eglise Saint-Michel, Chapelle de la Trinite, crypt, cloister and an 11th century bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Christ, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus is baptised in the river Jordan by John the Baptist. To the right is the Marriage at Cana, and to the left, Christ with the doctors of the law. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Christ, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus is baptised in the river Jordan by John the Baptist. To the right is the Marriage at Cana, and to the left, Christ with the doctors of the law. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Passion of Christ, a late 15th century sculpture of Christ with hands and feet bound, wearing the crown of thorns, sculpted from one oak trunk, in the Salle des Povres or Room of the Poor, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Passion of Christ, a late 15th century sculpture of Christ with hands and feet bound, wearing the crown of thorns, sculpted from one oak trunk, in the Salle des Povres or Room of the Poor, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ of Pity, 16th century sculpture of Christ wearing the crown of thorns, in the Basilique Saint Remi or Abbey of St Remi, Reims, France. The 11th century, mainly Romanesque, church, contains the relics of St Remi, the Bishop of Reims, who converted Clovis, the King of the Franks, to Christianity in 496 AD. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Christ with hand raised in a gesture of teaching, holding a book, under a canopy with doors behind. Christ the Teacher on the pier of the central bay of the South Portal depicting the Last Judgement, 12th century, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Christ in limbo, tempera painting on wood, detail, 13th century, Spanish, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Christ, by Andrea Sansovino, 1505, sculptural group above the North Door and Gates of Paradise of the Baptistery of St John, built 1316-25 by Camaino di Crescentino, on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. This is a copy of the original sculpture, which is housed in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ healing the paralytic, or the Pool of Bethesda, detail, by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1518-94, painting on the walls of the Sala Superiore, in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a lay confraternity founded in 1478, based on the cult of St Roch, in San Polo in Venice, Italy. The Scuola was built 1515-60 by several architects: Bartolomeo Bon, Pietro Bon, Sante Lombardo, Antonio Scarpagnino and Giangiacomo dei Grigi. In 1564-87 Jacopo Tintoretto was commissioned to decorate the rooms with paintings of the Old and New Testaments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Christ, 1578-81, detail, by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1518-94, painting on the walls of the Sala Superiore, in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a lay confraternity founded in 1478, based on the cult of St Roch, in San Polo in Venice, Italy. The Scuola was built 1515-60 by several architects: Bartolomeo Bon, Pietro Bon, Sante Lombardo, Antonio Scarpagnino and Giangiacomo dei Grigi. In 1564-87 Jacopo Tintoretto was commissioned to decorate the rooms with paintings of the Old and New Testaments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ before Pilate, detail, by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1518-94, painting on the walls of the Sala dell'Albergo, in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a lay confraternity founded in 1478, based on the cult of St Roch, in San Polo in Venice, Italy. The Scuola was built 1515-60 by several architects: Bartolomeo Bon, Pietro Bon, Sante Lombardo, Antonio Scarpagnino and Giangiacomo dei Grigi. In 1564-87 Jacopo Tintoretto was commissioned to decorate the rooms with paintings of the Old and New Testaments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ before Pilate, detail, by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1518-94, painting on the walls of the Sala dell'Albergo, in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a lay confraternity founded in 1478, based on the cult of St Roch, in San Polo in Venice, Italy. The Scuola was built 1515-60 by several architects: Bartolomeo Bon, Pietro Bon, Sante Lombardo, Antonio Scarpagnino and Giangiacomo dei Grigi. In 1564-87 Jacopo Tintoretto was commissioned to decorate the rooms with paintings of the Old and New Testaments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgen del Carmen with the Christ child, painting by Vicente Lopez, 1772-1850, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Burial of Christ, painting on wood, by an unknown artist, on a 14th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Burial of Christ, painting on wood, by an unknown artist, on a 14th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Last Judgement, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of the Deposition of Christ, repainted in 1591 at the behest of the priest father Konstandin and his brothers Dimitre and Jan, in the Cathedral of St Nicholas inside Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ carrying the Cross, meeting Veronica with her cloth and a kneeling donor, mural painting, 1561, restored 1902, in the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ child with an apple, sculpture in painted wood, c. 1470–80, by workshop of Michel Erhart, in the Late Gothic Hall in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ healing the paralytic, or the Pool of Bethesda, detail, by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1518-94, painting on the walls of the Sala Superiore, in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a lay confraternity founded in 1478, based on the cult of St Roch, in San Polo in Venice, Italy. The Scuola was built 1515-60 by several architects: Bartolomeo Bon, Pietro Bon, Sante Lombardo, Antonio Scarpagnino and Giangiacomo dei Grigi. In 1564-87 Jacopo Tintoretto was commissioned to decorate the rooms with paintings of the Old and New Testaments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in the half dome of the central apse of the choir of Monreale Cathedral or the Duomo di Monreale, built 1172-89 under King William II in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The cathedral interior is covered in Byzantine style glass mosaics made 12th and 13th centuries depicting biblical stories. The church is a national monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, from the right of the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ en croix, oil and acrylique painting,  50x50cm, 2005, Manuel Cohen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ Pantocrator, Norman-Byzantine mosaics in the apse of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The scourging of Christ, with 2 men whipping Christ, who is tied to a pillar, stained glass window, Laon Cathedral or the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Laon, built 12th and 13th centuries in Gothic style, in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamentation of Christ statue, 1858 by Emanuel Max, on the Charles Bridge or Karluv most, built 1357 - 15th century, over the Vltava river, Prague, Czech Republic. The statue was a commission from the Old Town's public authorities, and depicts Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary mourning the dead Christ, with a large crucifix. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ in the Basilica of the Benedictine Abbey Santa Maria de Montserrat, Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. Hermit monks first settled on the sacred mountain of Montserrat in 900 AD and the monastery was founded in 1025. It was destroyed in 1811 during the Napoleonic wars and rebuilt, along with the basilica, in 1850. This statue of Christ at the crucifixion is in one of the chapels in the basilica. The black Madonna, or La Moroneta, is also housed in a side chapel and is visited by pilgrims from across the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ Pantocrator, Norman-Byzantine mosaics in the apse of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ Pantocrator, Norman-Byzantine mosaics in the apse of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ Pantocrator, Norman-Byzantine mosaics in the apse of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elias pleading for the Gentiles, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone head of Christ above a sator square with a tau cross, representing St Anthony, in the Hermitage of St Anthony of Galamus in the Gorges de Galamus, between Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, and Cubieres sur Cinoble, Aude, Occitanie, France. The hermitage was built in the 14th century as a place of solitude for Franciscan monks, who had originally secluded themselves in caves in the gorge walls. It was then developed further in the 19th century by Pere Marie. The gorge is about 2 miles long and 500m deep, carved by the Agly river through the limestone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arrest of Christ, tempera painting on wood, detail, 13th century, Spanish, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two Dominican friars welcome Christ dressed as a pilgrim, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was restored in 1918 by Domenico Fiscali and in 2012 by Giacomo Dini at Dini Restauri. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two Dominican friars welcome Christ dressed as a pilgrim, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was restored in 1918 by Domenico Fiscali and in 2012 by Giacomo Dini at Dini Restauri. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High relief sculpture of Christ supported by an angel, within a window frame with curtains, and a kneeling donor, early 15th century, originally from the Jacobin Convent in Bourges, in the chapel of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. 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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  • Detail of a high relief sculpture of Christ supported by an angel, within a window frame with curtains, and a kneeling donor, early 15th century, originally from the Jacobin Convent in Bourges, in the chapel of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. 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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  • Archangel St Michael killing the devil with a spear, on the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Barbara holding a palm frond and a 3-windowed tower, on the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ the Redeemer, saving sinners from the jaws of Hell, from a 15th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sinners climbing out of Hell to appeal to Jesus, detail from The Last Judgement, on the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elias pleading for the Gentiles, detail, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Signol, Emile, 1804-1892, La mort du Christ (The death of Jesus), oil on canvas mounted, in Eglise Saint-Sulpice (St Sulpitius' Church), c.1646-1745, late Baroque church on the Left Bank, Paris, France. This painting was ordered by the City Council of Paris in 1868 and was subject to a first exhibition in Ecole des Beaux Arts (School of Fine Arts) in 1876. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ on the cross from the crucifixion scene in the central section of the Crucifixion Altarpiece, 1390-99, in gilded polychromed oak, carved by Jacques de Baerze, 14th century, and painted and gilded by Melchior Broederlam, 1350-1409, originally in the Chartreuse de Champmol, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned in 1390 and installed in 1399 in the Chapel of the Duc de Berry at Champmol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ the Supreme Judge on Judgement Day, holding a lily and a sword and signalling in welcome to those admitted to heaven, from the open panels of the polyptych altarpiece, 1446-52, by Rogier van der Weyden, 1399-1464, commissioned by Nicolas Rolin in 1443, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was originally in the Chapel, but is now in the museum. The panels were only opened to patients during holy days. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of Christ wearing the crown of thorns, from the altarpiece of St Sebastian, 1503, in Gothic Flemish style, with paintings by Pedro de Aponte and Pedro de Dezpiota and statuettes by Flemish master Gil de Brabante, in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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