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  • The peace of Pressburg, rose marble bas-relief created by Jacques-Philippe Le Sueur (1759-1830), South facade, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris, France, Built 1806-08, by Charles Percier & Pierre Fontaine, it is a reduced scale copy of the Arch of Septimus Severus in Rome. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Napoleon Bringing Back the King of Bavaria, rose marble bas-relief created by Clodion (Claude Michel, 1738-1814), North facade, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris, France. Built 1806-08, by Charles Percier & Pierre Fontaine, it is a reduced scale copy of the Arch of Septimus Severus in Rome. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Paris_MC109.jpg
  • Emperor Charles V at the Reichstag in Worms, bas-relief at the entrance to the Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral, redesigned by Julius Raschdorff and completed 1905 in Historicist style after being badly damaged in World War Two, although the original chapel on this site was consecrated in 1454, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The buildings on Museum Island were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Luther and the reformers, bas-relief at the entrance to the Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral, redesigned by Julius Raschdorff and completed 1905 in Historicist style after being badly damaged in World War Two, although the original chapel on this site was consecrated in 1454, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The buildings on Museum Island were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Luther confronting emperor Charles V at the Reichstag in Worms, bas-relief at the entrance to the Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral, redesigned by Julius Raschdorff and completed 1905 in Historicist style after being badly damaged in World War Two, although the original chapel on this site was consecrated in 1454, Museum Island, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The buildings on Museum Island were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0301.jpg
  • Virgin seated on a cloud holding a snake, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin seated on a cloud holding a snake, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0452.jpg
  • Assumption of the Virgin, detail, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0448.jpg
  • Nativity, detail, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0462.jpg
  • Scene from the Life of the Virgin, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0461.jpg
  • Presentation of the Virgin in the temple, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin seated in a landscape with a lamb at her feet, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0455.jpg
  • Angels at the tomb, detail from the Assumption of the Virgin, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and Mary, Pentcost, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0442.jpg
  • Adoration of the Magi, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marriage of the Virgin, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0459.jpg
  • Bas-relief of the Virgin holding a staff with an eye symbol, detail, in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0454.jpg
  • Bas-relief of the Virgin holding a staff with an eye symbol, in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0453.jpg
  • Virgin at prayer before and altar, holding a censer, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0450.jpg
  • Virgin at prayer before and altar, holding a censer, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0449.jpg
  • Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and Mary, Pentcost, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of bas-relief sculptures illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Education of the Virgin, detail, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0458.jpg
  • Presentation of the Virgin in the temple, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0457.jpg
  • Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and Mary, Pentcost, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0442.jpg
  • Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and Mary, Pentcost, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0443.jpg
  • Pieta, or Descent from the Cross, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0444.jpg
  • Scene from the Life of the Virgin, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0460.jpg
  • Pieta, or Descent from the Cross, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0444.jpg
  • Assumption of the Virgin, bas-relief on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0446.jpg
  • Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and Mary, Pentcost, detail, bas-relief in a medallion on the sculpted wooden choir stalls, of which 78 of 114 remain, 52 upper and 26 lower stalls, carved by Jean Noel and Louis Marteau after drawings by Rene Charpentier and Jean Dugoulon, early 18th century, in the choir of 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. The high backs of the stalls are decorated with bas-reliefs and separated by trumeaux decorated with foliage and instruments of the Passion. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0443.jpg
  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see God creating the fruit of the trees. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see God creating the animals. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_PARIS_11_MC019.jpg
  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see God creating the birds. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Adam preparing food for Eve who is in bed nursing a child. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Adam digging the land and Eve spinning. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see the animals entering Noah's Ark, two by two. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Adam and Eve tasting the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Each panel has a decorated curly frame. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see God creating Day and Night. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see God separating the sea from the land. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_PARIS_11_MC016.jpg
  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac. Behind them a ram is caught in a thicket. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_PARIS_11_MC011.jpg
  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Noah's Ark floating on the flood. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Quest for the relics of St Mamas by Levesque (below) and the transportation of the relics to the city of Langres (above), bas-relief, late 16th century, from a monument in the ambulatory of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The relief shows an accurate depiction of a medieval Langres, with gabled houses, Desmoulins gate, Saint-Ferjeux tower, Henri IV gate, Sous-Murs district and Saint-Mammes cathedral. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and St Anne with the infant Christ and a pomegranate, marble Renaissance bas-relief from the Retable de la Passion or Altarpiece of the Passion, mid 16th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The altarpiece has been assembled from 4 reliefs and a statue of Sainte-Reine with 4 corinthian columns and an entablature. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of 2 cherubs with classical font, sculptural detail from the monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior South East facade of the Francois I wing, in Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard of the chateau. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a relief of a salamander breathing fire, symbol of King Francois I, on the monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior South East facade of the Francois I wing, in Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard of the chateau. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Naval scene with soldiers and weapons, bas-relief from a sculpted limestone Gallo-Roman column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and St Anne with the infant Christ and a pomegranate, marble Renaissance bas-relief from the Retable de la Passion or Altarpiece of the Passion, mid 16th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The altarpiece has been assembled from 4 reliefs and a statue of Sainte-Reine with 4 corinthian columns and an entablature. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1063.jpg
  • Virgin and St Anne with the infant Christ and a pomegranate, marble Renaissance bas-relief from the Retable de la Passion or Altarpiece of the Passion, mid 16th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The altarpiece has been assembled from 4 reliefs and a statue of Sainte-Reine with 4 corinthian columns and an entablature. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1047.jpg
  • Wooden bas-relief and openwork sculpture of a procession of African slaves with Arab slave traders, by M Ulika Valentim, 1975, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The slaves are bound by the neck and carry heavy loads, accompanied by their children and an armed guard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ, c. 1540, in the Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux, or Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The scene combines christian and pagan interpretations - below, an angel announces the resurrection to the holy women, and above, Christ rises to heaven on an eagle like a classical hero. The reliefs were originally part of the rood screen and are now on the cathedral wall. The cathedral is listed as a national monument and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of the Descent into Hell, c. 1540, in the Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux, or Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The scene combines christian and pagan interpretations - above is the mythological hell with Pluto, Proserpina and Cerberus, and below, Christ enters hell to save humanity and offers his hand to Adam. The reliefs were originally part of the rood screen and are now on the cathedral wall. The cathedral is listed as a national monument and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Descent from the Cross, detail, marble Renaissance bas-relief from the Retable de la Passion or Altarpiece of the Passion, mid 16th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The altarpiece has been assembled from 4 reliefs and a statue of Sainte-Reine with 4 corinthian columns and an entablature. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and St Anne with the infant Christ and a pomegranate, marble Renaissance bas-relief from the Retable de la Passion or Altarpiece of the Passion, mid 16th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The altarpiece has been assembled from 4 reliefs and a statue of Sainte-Reine with 4 corinthian columns and an entablature. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transportation of the relics of St Mamas to Langres, detail, bas-relief, late 16th century, from a monument in the ambulatory of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Descent from the Cross, marble Renaissance bas-relief from the Retable de la Passion or Altarpiece of the Passion, mid 16th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The altarpiece has been assembled from 4 reliefs and a statue of Sainte-Reine with 4 corinthian columns and an entablature. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1048.jpg
  • Farmer with horses, bas-relief, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered at the Colline des Fourches in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arrival of the Swiss emissaries during the Siege of Strasbourg in 1895, bas-relief in plaster, by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Naval scene with soldiers and weapons, bas-relief from a sculpted limestone Gallo-Roman column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallic chariot pulled by 2 teams of horses, detail, bas-relief, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered at the Porte Longe-Porte in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallic chariot pulled by 2 teams of horses, bas-relief, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered at the Porte Longe-Porte in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0984.jpg
  • Bas-relief fragment set into the cloister wall, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey is privately owned and its estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Diana sleeping with a stag, by Jules Dalou, central ceiling bas-relief in the Grande Salle a Manger or Large Dining Room, decorated in Renaissance style, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of Malesherbes defending Louis XVI, designed by Francois Joseph Bosio, 1768-1845, and sculpted by Jean-Pierre Cortot, 1787-1843, on the plinth of the statue of Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1721-94, 1826, by Jacques Edmee Dumont, 1761-1844, in the Salle des Pas Perdus, or Hall of Lost Causes, an enormous vestibule leading to the courthouses, in the Palais de Justice or Paris Law Courts, on the Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The former royal palace was originally a medieval building, reworked and rebuilt several times, with a major reconstruction 1857-68 by architects Joseph-Louis Duc and Honore Daumet under Haussmann. The complex includes the Palais de Justice, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of Malesherbes defending Louis XVI, designed by Francois Joseph Bosio, 1768-1845, and sculpted by Jean-Pierre Cortot, 1787-1843, on the plinth of the statue of Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1721-94, 1826, by Jacques Edmee Dumont, 1761-1844, in the Salle des Pas Perdus, or Hall of Lost Causes, an enormous vestibule leading to the courthouses, in the Palais de Justice or Paris Law Courts, on the Ile de la Cite, Paris, France. The former royal palace was originally a medieval building, reworked and rebuilt several times, with a major reconstruction 1857-68 by architects Joseph-Louis Duc and Honore Daumet under Haussmann. The complex includes the Palais de Justice, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Greeks and Trojans fighting for the body of Patroclus in the Trojan War, bas-relief on the Mausoleum of the Julii, built c. 40 BC as the tomb of the parents of 3 Julii brothers, built just outside the north city gate of Glanum, a Celto-Ligurian oppidum founded by the Salyens tribe in the 6th century BC, near Saint-Remy-de-Provence, in the Alpilles mountains, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The town had a strong Greek and Hellenistic influence before becoming a Roman town in the 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maritime scene with dolphin and sea god, bas-relief from a sculpted limestone Gallo-Roman column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Farmer driving cart drawn by horses, with harvested grapes in a barrel, bas-relief, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered at the Colline des Fourches in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0982.jpg
  • Deer, Gallo-Roman limestone bas-relief, excavated at the Villa du Vieux Nontronneau, Lussas-et-Nontronneau, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vines, bas-relief from a Gallo-Roman limestone column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1071.jpg
  • Ceiling bas-relief by Jules Dalou, detail, in the Grande Salle a Manger or Large Dining Room, decorated in Renaissance style, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0063.jpg
  • Naval scene with soldiers and weapons, bas-relief from a sculpted limestone Gallo-Roman column fragment, late 2nd century AD, excavated in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Farmer driving cart drawn by horses, with harvested grapes in a barrel, detail, bas-relief, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered at the Colline des Fourches in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0983.jpg
  • Nativity, late 14th century Gothic bas-relief, by the Master of Albesa, in polychrome limestone, from an altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin, from the crypt of the church of Sant Pere de Ager in Noguera, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Casimir Perier (1777-1832), sculpture and "Eloquence" bas-relief by Jean-Pierre Cortot, Pere Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise) Paris, France, opened 1804, designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart. Named after Pere Francois de la Chaise (1624-1709), confessor to Louis XIV (1638-1713), who lived in the Jesuit house on the site of the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1412.jpg
  • Grape harvest, from a pilaster fragment, Gallo-Roman bas-relief, late 2nd century AD, excavated in the Jardin Secrest in the ramparts of Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pitti Tondo, 1503-4, marble Renaissance bas-relief of the Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist by Michelangelo, 1475-1564, in the lower sculpture room of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Bargello was originally a 13th century barracks and prison and opened as a museum in 1865. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm motif and blessing hand, carved into the facade beside the lintel, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1411.jpg
  • Pilaster fragment, Gallo-Roman bas-relief with urn and masks, 2nd century AD, excavated in the Jardin Secrest in the ramparts of Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1079.jpg
  • Lintel, 11th century, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, at the Abbaye Saint-Andre-de-Sorede, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery, rebuilt 1121, in Saint-Andre, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. This lintel is by the same sculptor of that in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, at the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines. The lintel is carved in bas-relief with Christ blessing with 4 angels and 4 evangelists. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2034.jpg
  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1410.jpg
  • Frieze fragment with urn and vegetal scrolls, Gallo-Roman bas-relief, late 2nd century AD, excavated in the Bardon house in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar, with bas-relief of a vase, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1819 at Faubourg de Louot, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of the Christ child, from the Pitti Tondo, 1503-4, detail, marble Renaissance bas-relief of the Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist by Michelangelo, 1475-1564, in the lower sculpture room of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Bargello was originally a 13th century barracks and prison and opened as a museum in 1865. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of the Virgin, from the Pitti Tondo, 1503-4, detail, marble Renaissance bas-relief of the Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist by Michelangelo, 1475-1564, in the lower sculpture room of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Bargello was originally a 13th century barracks and prison and opened as a museum in 1865. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_340.jpg
  • Pitti Tondo, 1503-4, detail, marble Renaissance bas-relief of the Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist by Michelangelo, 1475-1564, in the lower sculpture room of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Bargello was originally a 13th century barracks and prison and opened as a museum in 1865. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_336.jpg
  • Christ blessing with angels, detail from a lintel, 11th century, Romanesque sculpture in white marble, at the Abbaye Saint-Andre-de-Sorede, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery, rebuilt 1121, in Saint-Andre, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. This lintel is by the same sculptor of that in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, at the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines. The lintel is carved in bas-relief with Christ blessing with 4 angels and 4 evangelists. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2033.jpg
  • Lintel, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1427.jpg
  • Mask, from a pilaster fragment, Gallo-Roman bas-relief, 2nd century AD, excavated in the Jardin Secrest in the ramparts of Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone altar, with bas-relief of a winged cupid representing Venus, Gallo-Roman, discovered in Orbigny-au-Mont, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The other 3 faces are carved with a peacock spawning fruit for Juno, an eagle for Jupiter and a laurel wreath for Apollo. The block was incorporated into a holy water font in the Church of Orbigny-au-Mont. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of pediment with bas-relief sculpture, 19th century, 4 rue de Lobau, Paris, France. The street was enlarged during the Haussmann reconstruction of Paris. Picture  by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Pitti Tondo, 1503-4, detail, marble Renaissance bas-relief of the Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist by Michelangelo, 1475-1564, in the lower sculpture room of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Bargello was originally a 13th century barracks and prison and opened as a museum in 1865. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_231.JPG
  • Lintel, detail, 1019-20, Romanesque sculpture (the earliest dated Romanesque stone sculpture) in white marble, forming part of the portal on the facade of the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The lintel, originally an altar support, was commissioned by abbot Guillaume in the 11th century and is a bas-relief of Christ in Majesty in a mandorla with 2 archangels and figures in arched niches, and a latin inscription to King Robert II the Pious of France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1422.JPG
  • Stone altar, with bas-relief of a peacock spawning fruit representing Juno, Gallo-Roman, discovered in Orbigny-au-Mont, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The other 3 faces are carved with a winged cupid for Venus, an eagle for Jupiter and a laurel wreath for Apollo. The block was incorporated into a holy water font in the Church of Orbigny-au-Mont. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1035.jpg
  • Pitti Tondo, 1503-4, detail, marble Renaissance bas-relief of the Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist by Michelangelo, 1475-1564, in the lower sculpture room of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Bargello was originally a 13th century barracks and prison and opened as a museum in 1865. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_237.jpg
  • Bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost, and above is a bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. The statue of the Black Virgin and child stands in front of a fresco of the Pentecost, and above is a bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0345.jpg
  • Bas-relief of the Assumption of the Virgin on the High Altar, made 1610 in Italian Renaissance style, donated by Marie de Medici, wife of Henri IV, on the birth of Louis XIII, in the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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