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  • Autoportrait de Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, avec son Rolleiflex, sur le tournage de Napoléon mis en scène par Sacha Guitry en 1954 : Alex Archambault, coiffeur, prepare Michèle Morgan dans le rôle de Josephine de Beauharnais. Photo : Robert Cohen / © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, circa 1934. Album familial. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, circa 1965, dans un avion Air France. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, circa 1965 © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, 10 decembre 1966 : "autoportrait devant une glace". © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, circa 1950 © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, circa 1970 © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, circa 1950 © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, circa 1945, Paris, France. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935 : Carte Presse 1960. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935 : Autorisation de reportage de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne delivree en 1955 jusqu'au 26 fevrier 1959. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935 : Carte Presse 1965. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, 1er aout 1945, Paris, France. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935,  circa 1955, Paris, France. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935, 14 decembre 1941, Paris France. © Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Cohen, photographe et fondateur de l'agence de presse photo AGIP en 1935 : laissez-passer SIRPA 1977
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, on the Bannockburn battlefield, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Badinter Library, a reading room for magistrates named after the French lawyer and politician b.1928, on the 30th floor of the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is lined with beech panelling and bookshelves, with parquet floor and white furniture. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height on top of the main building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of Robert II d'Artois, known as The Child, 1300-17, son of Otto IV and Mahout d’Artois, great nephew of Saint-Louis, originally made for the Eglise des Cordeliers in Paris and moved to Saint-Denis in 1817, made 1320 by Pepin de Huy, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Robert Galley, 1921-2012, resistance fighter, government minister and mayor of Troyes, inaugurated 2018, by Didier Rousseau, on the Place de la Liberation, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, king of Scots 1306-29 and leader of the Scots during the First War of Scottish Independence against England, made 1876, by Andrew Currie, 1812-91, on the castle esplanade at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, king of Scots 1306-29 and leader of the Scots during the First War of Scottish Independence against England, made 1876, by Andrew Currie, 1812-91, on the castle esplanade at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, king of Scots 1306-29 and leader of the Scots during the First War of Scottish Independence against England, made 1876, by Andrew Currie, 1812-91, on the castle esplanade at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Modern marker for the site of the burial of the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, at Melrose Abbey, or St Mary's Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded 1136 under King David I of Scotland, in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland. The heart was found in 1921 below the Chapter House, then rediscovered in 1996 and reburied here in 1998. The abbey was built 1136-96 in Gothic style and was the first Cistercian abbey in Scotland. The abbey is listed as a scheduled monument and is run by Historic Environment Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, king of Scots 1306-29 and leader of the Scots during the First War of Scottish Independence against England, made 1876, by Andrew Currie, 1812-91, on the castle esplanade at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, king of Scots 1306-29 and leader of the Scots during the First War of Scottish Independence against England, made 1876, by Andrew Currie, 1812-91, on the castle esplanade at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, king of Scots 1306-29 and leader of the Scots during the First War of Scottish Independence against England, made 1876, by Andrew Currie, 1812-91, on the castle esplanade at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Robert Boyle, natural philosopher and chemist, 1627-91, oil painting on canvas, in the Small Drawing Room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Robert Surcouf, 1773-1827, a French privateer who operated in the Indian Ocean, late 19th century, by Alfred Caravanniez, 1855-1915, French sculptor, in the walled city of Saint-Malo, on the coast of Brittany, North West France. The city itself was rebuilt 1948-60 after being largely destroyed during World War Two. It is a port which has traditionally been home to the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates, and is heavily fortified with ramparts, a castle, fort and fortified tidal islands. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Badinter Library, a reading room for magistrates named after the French lawyer and politician b.1928, on the 30th floor of the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is lined with beech panelling and bookshelves, with parquet floor and white furniture. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Badinter Library, a reading room for magistrates named after the French lawyer and politician b.1928, on the 30th floor of the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is lined with beech panelling and bookshelves, with parquet floor and white furniture. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Badinter Library, a reading room for magistrates named after the French lawyer and politician b.1928, on the 30th floor of the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room is lined with beech panelling and bookshelves, with parquet floor and white furniture. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, great treasurer, 1563-1612, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Schumann, 1810-56, German composer of the Romantic Era, engraving, 1840, by Josef Kriehuber, 1800-76, German lithographer. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Robert Schumann, 1810-56, German composer of the Romantic Era, photograph, c. 1850. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Bannockburn battlefield, with the bronze equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, or king Robert I, 1274-1329, by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, inaugurated 1964, Stirling, Scotland. In 1314 Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English under Edward II at Bannockburn during the First War of Scottish Independence. The site has been developed with a heritage centre, circular rotunda, flagpole, memorial cairn and the Bruce memorial, and is run by the National Trust for Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Writer's Museum, celebrating the life and works of Scotland's 3 most famous authors, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson, on Lady Stair's Close in Edinburgh, Scotland. The building housing the museum, Lady Stair's House, was built in 1622 for Sir William Gray of Pittendrum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Benoit or St Benedict, polychrome terracotta, 17th - 18th century, State Collection, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The rule of the order at the abbey was based on the Rule of St Benedict, prayer, work, poverty, chastity, obedience, silence. The abbey 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. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of Louis X the Quarreller, 1289-1316, king of France 1314-16, commissioned by his brother Charles IV in 1327, and above, tomb of Constance d’Arles, 984-1032, queen of the Franks, and her husband, Robert II the Pious, 970-1031, king of the Franks 996-1031, commissioned by Saint-Louis 1263-64, in stone, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigies from the tomb of Constance d’Arles, 984-1032, queen of the Franks, and her husband, Robert II the Pious, 970-1031, king of the Franks 996-1031, commissioned by Saint-Louis 1263-64, in stone, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Our Lady of Loreto statue, detail, late 17th century, brought to Texas by the Franciscans or by Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle, behind the altar in the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Our Lady of Loreto statue, late 17th century, brought to Texas by the Franciscans or by Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle, behind the altar in the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, built 1775-90, at the Presidio la Bahia, or Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, a fort built 1747-49 by the Spanish army to protect the nearby Spanish missions, near Goliad, Texas, USA. During the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Goliad, October 1835, and the Goliad Massacre, March 1836, took place here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of Constance d’Arles, 984-1032, detail, queen of the Franks, wife of Robert II the Pious, 970-1031, commissioned by Saint-Louis 1263-64, in stone, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of Louis X the Quarreller, 1289-1316, king of France 1314-16, commissioned by his brother Charles IV in 1327, and behind, tomb of Constance d’Arles, 984-1032, queen of the Franks, and her husband, Robert II the Pious, 970-1031, king of the Franks 996-1031, commissioned by Saint-Louis 1263-64, in stone, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert studying medicine (left) surrounded by ingredients and plants used to make potions, and Fulbert anointed Holy Bishop by the king Robert the Pious (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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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  • Fulbert anointed Holy Bishop by the king Robert the Pious (left) and Fulbert the theologian (right) studying religious sciences with the anchor representing stability, security and hope, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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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  • Fulbert helping sick pilgrims (left) and Fulbert as advisor to King Robert the Pious (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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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  • Fulbert as advisor to King Robert the Pious (left) and Fulbert giving alms to a poor family (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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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  • Gisant of Robert the Pious (970 - 1031), stone, circa 1263, commissionned by Saint Louis, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Louis X, called the Quarreller, the Headstrong or the Stubborn (1289 - 1316), marble, circa 1327, Constance of Arles (984 - 1032) and Robert the Pious (970 - 1031), stone, circa 1263, commissionned by Saint Louis, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Constance of Arles (984 - 1032) and Robert the Pious (970 - 1031), stone, circa 1263, commissionned by Saint Louis, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Robert de Molesmes holding models of the abbeys of Molesmes and Citeaux, polychrome wood, early 16th century, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian bronze statue of Marechal Foch, or Ferdinand Foch, 1851–1929, French general, Marshal of France and commander of the Allied Forces during WWI, 1951, by Robert Wlerick and Raymond Martin, on the Place du Trocadero in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Black horse and famine holding scales, from the opening of the third seal, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Second Trumpet, with shipwreck and drowning soldiers caused by fire in the sea, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fourth Trumpet, the Eagle of Doom, flying over a destroyed city holding a phylactery, with angels and St John, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Devil throwing sinners into hell, St John and his eagle, from the opening of the fourth seal, the pale horse of the apocalypse ridden by death, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dragon fighting the servants of God, with intertwined initials L and M in the background, for Louis I duc d'Anjou and his wife Marie de Blois Chatillon, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman receiving eagle's wings from an angel to escape the dragon, with St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael and the angels fighting the dragon, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Myriads of Horsemen, riding lion-headed fire-breathing horses with snakes for tails, with sinners speared and trampled below, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sixth Trumpet, the 6th angel blows the trumpet and the voice from the altar tells him to release the 4 angels of the Euphrates, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man holding round shield called a rondache or bocle, from Dragon fighting the servants of God, with intertwined initials L and M in the background, for Louis I duc d'Anjou and his wife Marie de Blois Chatillon, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the beast, who has been given authority by the dragon, with worshippers and St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Dragon, who has given authority to the lion-headed beast, with worshippers and St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frogs, with demon spirits in the shape of frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, beast and false prophet, and St John, detail of the fifth piece depicting the 7 Cups, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fall of Babylon invaded by demons, with the city in ruins, and St John, detail of the fifth piece depicting the 7 Cups, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Angels receive their Cups, with 7 angels from the temple of the tabernacle receiving vials filled with the wrath of God, the winged lion of St Mark, detail of the fifth piece depicting the 7 Cups, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Angels receive their Cups, with 7 angels from the temple of the tabernacle receiving vials filled with the wrath of God, the winged lion of St Mark, and St John, detail of the fifth piece depicting the 7 Cups, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowds of people listening and discussing, from Angel announces Good News, detail of the fourth piece depicting the 3 Angels, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The spilling vat, with the wine turning to blood in the vat of the wrath of God and spilling though the city, with the devil and angel and St John, detail of the fourth piece depicting the 3 Angels, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Falling demon, from the Fall of Babylon invaded by demons, detail of the fifth piece depicting the 7 Cups, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seventh Cup poured into the Air, and the Large Hailstones, with the 7th angel pouring his vial and releasing an earthquake, thunder and hailstorm, with God in heavenly Jerusalem and St John, detail of the fifth piece depicting the 7 Cups, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ on horseback killing the damned with a sword and birds eating the flesh, from Beasts thrown into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, detail of the sixth piece depicting the New Jerusalem, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beast from the earth makes fire fall from heaven to earth, with St John, detail of the fourth piece depicting the 3 Angels, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Satan besieging the City, with the dragon leaving the Leviathan with his army, people defending the city gates and fire raining down on Satan from heaven, and St John, detail of the sixth piece depicting the New Jerusalem, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Prostitute on the Waters, a personification of the city of Babylon, with reflection of an old woman in the mirror, with angel and St John, detail of the fifth piece depicting the 7 Cups, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Annunciation Triptych of the Renaissance Merode Altarpiece, c. 1427–32, by the workshop of Robert Campin, 1375-1444, Flemish, 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 central panel shows the Virgin and archangel Gabriel in the Annunciation, with on the left, a kneeling donor at open door and on the right, Joseph in his carpenter's workshop. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joseph in his carpenter's workshop, detail, from the Annunciation Triptych of the Renaissance Merode Altarpiece, c. 1427–32, by the workshop of Robert Campin, 1375-1444, Flemish, 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. This the right hand panel - the central panel shows the Virgin and archangel Gabriel in the Annunciation, with on the left, a kneeling donor at open door. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priory of St Benedict, enclosing the Cour Saint-Benoit, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey 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. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West and north galleries of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister, built to house virgin nuns, was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. Renee de Bourbon renovated the south gallery in Gothic style in 1519, then Louise de Bourbon rebuilt the 3 other galleries in classical style 1530-60. The abbey 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. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Judgement, fragment of a monumental sculpture in polychrome tufa stone, with an angel giving robes to the chosen ones, detail, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The incomplete sculpture was reconstructed in 1989 and restored in 2011. It is thought to have adorned the wall of the nave of the Romanesque abbey church, between the chevet and the St Benoit chapel. The abbey 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. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Julie d'Antin, 36th and last abbess of Fontevraud 1765-92, who fled the Abbey due to the French Revolution, oil on canvas, 18th century, State Collection, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey 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. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted cul-de-lampe in the form of a creature with open mouth, at the base of a vault rib in the south gallery of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. The abbey 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. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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