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  • Julienne sits on a cart with the reliquary while the driver riding the horse turns to her. Evil spirits recognise the body as that of St Stephen but Julienne instructs the driver to say it is the body of her husband. Section of transporting the body on a cart, 1220-25, from the Life of St Stephen and transferral of his relics window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, unusually dominantly red in colour, tells the story of the life of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, who died c. 36 AD and whose relics are held at Chartres. It is situated in the chapel dedicated to martyrs. 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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  • Miraculous recovery of the body of St Michael rejected by the sea, detail, left hand upper pinnacle panel of the St Vincent altarpiece, by Pere Vall, 1405-11, Gothic tempera painting on wood, probably from the Church of Sant Vicenc de Cardona, Bages, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Miraculous recovery of the body of St Michael rejected by the sea, detail, left hand upper pinnacle panel of the St Vincent altarpiece, by Pere Vall, 1405-11, Gothic tempera painting on wood, probably from the Church of Sant Vicenc de Cardona, Bages, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entombment fresco, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. Here we see Christ's body at the entombment and contemporary portraits nuns linked to Fontevraud. Louise de Bourbon-Lavedan, abbess of Fontevraud, is portrayed on the left . The abbey itself 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Miraculous recovery of the body of St Michael rejected by the sea, left hand upper pinnacle panel of the St Vincent altarpiece, by Pere Vall, 1405-11, Gothic tempera painting on wood, probably from the Church of Sant Vicenc de Cardona, Bages, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Recovery of the body of St Mark in Alexandria in 828 AD, mosaic on a portal tympanum on the main facade of St Mark's Basilica, or Basilica San Marco, Venice. The mosaic shows 2 Venetian merchants travelling in Egypt, who obtained the relics of St Mark from priests at the church of St Mark, and brought them back to Venice in a ship. The basilica was consecrated 1084-1117 and was originally the chapel of the Doge, becoming the city's cathedral in 1807. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Martyrdom of St Cecilia, marble, 1599-1600, by Stefano Maderno (c.1576-1636), Santa Cecilia In Trastevere, Rome. When the tomb of the martyred St Cecelia (3rd century) was opened in 1599 her body was found to be uncorrupted.  Stefano Maderno's naturalistic sculpture reproduces her pose in death, including three axe strokes on her neck. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Virgin and St John the Baptist with the body of Christ, detail from the Lamentation over Christ, Renaissance fresco, 1440-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 2 of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall, early 12th century Romanesque sculpture in polychrome poplar wood, by the workshop of Erill, from the Church of Santa Eulalia, Erill la Vall, la Vall de Boi, Alta Ribagorca, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The monumental sculpture shows Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea taking Christ's body down from the cross, and sculptures of Dismas and Geslas are also in the collection. The arms are articulated so as to be used in liturgical dramas at Easter. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of Mary with Christ pulling the body of his mother from her sarcophagus, sculpted stone capital, 12th century, in the Basilique Notre Dame du Port, a 12th century Romanesque basilica in the port area of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The church is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Santiago de Compostela UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The finding of the body of St Nicholas in his tomb, from a series of windows of the Life of St Nicholas in the Legende Doree or Golden Legend, by Jacques de Voragine, early 13th century, in the Chapelle Notre-Dame in the Eglise Notre-Dame de Caudebec-en-Caux, a Flamboyant Gothic catholic church built 15th and 16th centuries, in Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dogs holding a bone, representing her body in the tomb, at the feet of the effigy of Marguerite de Flandre, 1310-82, daughter of Philippe V and Jeanne de Bourgogne, wife of Louis II bout of Flandres, made late 14th century in marble, 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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  • Street scene with derelict and demolished buildings, soldiers robbing a woman, dead body, soldier stopping trade and piles of rubble in the street, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Street scene, with soldiers robbing a woman, dead body, soldier stopping trade and piles of rubble in the street, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Descent from the Cross, with Joseph of Arimathaea taking down the body of Jesus, with the Virgin on the left and angels swinging censers above, from the stained glass window of the Passion, 1215-25, in bay 6, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the fresco panel of the fall of Icarus, with Icarus' dead body on the ground, in the triclinium of the Casa del Sacerdos Amandus, or House of the Priest Amandus, Pompeii, Italy. The fresco is in the Third Style of Roman wall painting, 20–10 BC, characterised by an ornamental elegance in figurative and colourful decoration. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pieta, statue of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ, in a niche in the transept of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ's dead body in the tomb, painting in the Baptismal Chapel or Chapelle des fonts baptismaux or Chapelle de Sainte Cecile, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais or Cathedral of St Peter of Beauvais, an incomplete Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral consecrated in 1272, Beauvais, Oise, Picardy, France. The cathedral consists only of a transept built in the 16th century and choir, with apse and 7 polygonal apsidal chapels from the 13th century. It was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John's disciples bury his body, plaque on the North side of the Gothic choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Schwerbelastungskorper, a large concrete cylinder bunker or heavy load-bearing body, built by Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG in 1941 to study the feasibility of constructing a massive triumphal arch on the site, and of constructing large buildings on the area's sandy ground, Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany. The bunker was never demolished and was listed as a Historic Monument in 1995. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Virgin Mary mourns the dead body of Christ, The Descent from the Cross, by Simon Mazieres, 1713-16, from the choir screen, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • A cleric performs the rites of extreme unction on Julian's parents, sprinkling holy water with a brush. Two men prepare to lift the body for burial. Section of Julian and his wife giving his parents a Christian burial, 1215-25, from the Life of St Julian the Hospitaller window in the chapel of St Julian in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anatomy, plan of the body's arteries, plate from the Encyclopaedia of Diderot and Alembert, first edition, published 1751, 35 volumes, in the library of the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, with over 32,000 books, specialising in manual labour, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lamentation, polychrome limestone sculptural group, Renaissance, c. 1515-30, with Virgin, St John and Mary Magdalene grieving the body of Christ, in the Eglise Saint-Jean-au-Marche, 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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  • Capilla de San Francisco de Borja, a side chapel off the nave of the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. In the chapel is a painting of San Francisco de Borja before the body of Empress Isabel, 1787, by Mariano Salvador Maella, 1739-1819. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Body of Christ, detail from the Lamentation over Christ, Renaissance fresco, 1440-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 2 of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and St John the Baptist with the body of Christ, detail from the Lamentation over Christ, Renaissance fresco, 1440-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 2 of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Body of Christ, detail of the sculptural group maintained by the Confrerie du Sanch (Brotherhood of the precious blood of Christ), including Holy Sepulchre, Virgin of Sorrows, Cross of Passion and Christ, in the Apse of St Peter (South Western apse) of the Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Arles sur Tech, in Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The current abbey was begun in the 11th century, although the site was used from the 9th century, and the cloister added in the 13th century. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deposition, with Christ's body brought down from the cross, capital, in the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Christ, from Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall, early 12th century Romanesque sculpture in polychrome poplar wood, by the workshop of Erill, from the Church of Santa Eulalia, Erill la Vall, la Vall de Boi, Alta Ribagorca, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The monumental sculpture shows Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea taking Christ's body down from the cross, and sculptures of Dismas and Geslas are also in the collection. The arms are articulated so as to be used in liturgical dramas at Easter. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall, early 12th century Romanesque sculpture in polychrome poplar wood, by the workshop of Erill, from the Church of Santa Eulalia, Erill la Vall, la Vall de Boi, Alta Ribagorca, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The monumental sculpture shows Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea taking Christ's body down from the cross, and sculptures of Dismas and Geslas are also in the collection. The arms are articulated so as to be used in liturgical dramas at Easter. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of Mary with Christ pulling the body of his mother from her sarcophagus, sculpted stone capital, 12th century, in the Basilique Notre Dame du Port, a 12th century Romanesque basilica in the port area of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The church is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Santiago de Compostela UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crow with a drowned body in the Great Flood, mosaic, 1140-70, in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Body of Christ, detail from the Entombment, polychrome stone sculptural group, 16th century, with Nicodemus, Salome, Mary Magdalene, John, the Virgin, Mary mother of James and St Joseph of Arimathea, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, originally built as a Flamboyant Gothic collegiate church in the 15th century, and became a cathedral with a Neo-Gothic nave added by Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Eugene Millet and Paul Selmersheim in the 19th century, at Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaster cast of a victim of the 79 AD Vesuvius eruption, discovered in the cellar of the House of the Golden Bracelet, or Casa del Bracciale d'Oro, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The cast was made using the Fiorelli process, pouring plaster into the void left in the compressed ash by the decomposed body. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Francis enthroned amidst musicians, kneeling penitents and a dead body, obverse side of a processional banner from the Oratory of the Fraternity of St Francis of Assisi, also known as St Leonardo of the Stigmata, founded before 1301, now in the Confraternity Room of the Assisi Diocesan Museum, or Museo Diocesano e Cripta di San Rufino, Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The museum was founded in 1941 by bishop Giuseppe Placido Niccolini under the Cathedral Piazza to preserve works of art from Assisi's collections. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldiers robbing a woman and a dead body, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Body of the Duc de Guise, detail from The Assassination of the Duc de Guise, oil painting on canvas, 1834, by Paul Delaroche, 1797-1856, and studio, in the Salle du Conseil or Council Room, the site of the assassination of the Duc de Guise in 1588, on the second floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The murder is retold in several 19th century paintings hung in the room. 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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  • Storyboard sketch with Manthor and Thorgal's body of pages 36 and 37 of Series 29 Le Sacrifice, 2006, of the Thorgal comic book series, illlustrated by Grzegorz Rosinski, 1941-, Polish comic book artist. This is the first series involving paintings by the artist. Rosinski was born in Stalowa Wola, Poland, and now lives in Switzerland, and is the author and designer of many Polish comic book series. He created Thorgal with Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme. The series was first published in Tintin in 1977 and has been published by Le Lombard since 1980. The stories cover Norse mythology, Atlantean fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure genres. In Le Sacrifice, Thorgal dies, and can only be saved by Manthor, King of Entremonde. Jolan helps Thorgal reach Manthor. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances requested, please contact us and/or visit www.lelombard.com
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  • Detail of the Pieta scene, with the Virgin cradling the body of Christ and flanked by St John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene, and above, Mary of Clopas wiping her eyes, from the Altarpiece of the Passion, late 15th century, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Charles de Ternant, son of Philippe de Ternant, and depicts scenes of the Passion and the Glorification of Christ, including a sculpted triptych of the Entombment, Crucifixion and Pieta. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Pieta scene, with the Virgin cradling the body of Christ and Mary Magdalene weeping, from the Altarpiece of the Passion, late 15th century, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Charles de Ternant, son of Philippe de Ternant, and depicts scenes of the Passion and the Glorification of Christ, including a sculpted triptych of the Entombment, Crucifixion and Pieta. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Death of the Virgin, with the apostles surrounding her body, from the Altarpiece of the Virgin, 1430-40, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. An angel reaches up to close the Virgin's eyes, and 2 other angels take her soul, in the form of a child, up to heaven. The altarpiece was commissioned by Philippe de Ternant and his wife Isabeau de Roye, and depicts 7 scenes of the Life of the Virgin, both painted and sculpted, including the Annunciation, Dormition and Glorification. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Death of the Virgin, with the apostles surrounding her body, from the Altarpiece of the Virgin, 1430-40, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. An angel reaches up to close the Virgin's eyes, and 2 other angels take her soul, in the form of a child, up to heaven. On the left is St John the Baptist handing the Virgin a lighted candle as the apostles leave. The altarpiece was commissioned by Philippe de Ternant and his wife Isabeau de Roye, and depicts 7 scenes of the Life of the Virgin, both painted and sculpted, including the Annunciation, Dormition and Glorification. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entombment scene, with Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea holding the body of Christ, with the Virgin Mary and behind, St John the Baptist, Mary of Clopas and Mary Salome, and a kneeling Mary Magdalene, kissing the hand of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Passion, late 15th century, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Charles de Ternant, son of Philippe de Ternant, and depicts scenes of the Passion and the Glorification of Christ, including a sculpted triptych of the Entombment, Crucifixion and Pieta. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pieta scene, with the Virgin cradling the body of Christ and flanked by St John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene, and above, Mary of Clopas wiping her eyes, from the Altarpiece of the Passion, late 15th century, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Charles de Ternant, son of Philippe de Ternant, and depicts scenes of the Passion and the Glorification of Christ, including a sculpted triptych of the Entombment, Crucifixion and Pieta. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Death of the Virgin, with the apostles surrounding her body, from the Altarpiece of the Virgin, 1430-40, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. An angel reaches up to close the Virgin's eyes, and 2 other angels take her soul, in the form of a child, up to heaven. The altarpiece was commissioned by Philippe de Ternant and his wife Isabeau de Roye, and depicts 7 scenes of the Life of the Virgin, both painted and sculpted, including the Annunciation, Dormition and Glorification. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Pieta scene, with the Virgin cradling the body of Christ and flanked by St John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene, and above, Mary of Clopas wiping her eyes, from the Altarpiece of the Passion, late 15th century, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Charles de Ternant, son of Philippe de Ternant, and depicts scenes of the Passion and the Glorification of Christ, including a sculpted triptych of the Entombment, Crucifixion and Pieta. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral of the Virgin, with the apostles carrying her body and below, Jews praying to St Peter, from the Altarpiece of the Virgin, 1430-40, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Philippe de Ternant and his wife Isabeau de Roye, and depicts 7 scenes of the Life of the Virgin, both painted and sculpted, including the Annunciation, Dormition and Glorification. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Pieta scene, with the Virgin cradling the body of Christ and Mary Magdalene weeping, from the Altarpiece of the Passion, late 15th century, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Charles de Ternant, son of Philippe de Ternant, and depicts scenes of the Passion and the Glorification of Christ, including a sculpted triptych of the Entombment, Crucifixion and Pieta. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • An angel lifting the lid of a sarcophagus and the body emerging to face judgement, early 12th century Romanesque, carved by the Master of the Tympanum, from the tympanum of the Last Judgement above the portal on the West facade of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polychrome sculptural group of the entombment, with the body of Christ and a grieving Virgin, in Saint Volusian Abbey, or the Abbatiale Saint-Volusien, in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The original abbey church was built in the 12th century, but was later destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The abbey houses the relics of St Volusian, 7th bishop of Tours, who died c. 495 AD, and its buildings now house the Prefecture of the Ariege. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Schwerbelastungskorper, a large concrete cylinder bunker or heavy load-bearing body, built by Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG in 1941 to study the feasibility of constructing a massive triumphal arch on the site, and of constructing large buildings on the area's sandy ground, Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany. The bunker was never demolished and was listed as a Historic Monument in 1995. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Measuring equipment inside the Schwerbelastungskorper, a large concrete cylinder bunker or heavy load-bearing body, built by Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG in 1941 to study the feasibility of constructing a massive triumphal arch on the site, and of constructing large buildings on the area's sandy ground, Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany. The bunker was never demolished and was listed as a Historic Monument in 1995. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The top of the Schwerbelastungskorper, a large concrete cylinder bunker or heavy load-bearing body, built by Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG in 1941 to study the feasibility of constructing a massive triumphal arch on the site, and of constructing large buildings on the area's sandy ground, Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany. The bunker was never demolished and was listed as a Historic Monument in 1995. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Maximin places the body of Mary Magdalene in a tomb, from the death of Mary, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Maximin reads prayers over the body of Mary, the death of Mary Magdalene, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The body of Lazarus is wrapped in a shroud and a bishop and cleric preside over the ceremony, from the funeral of Lazarus, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The 12 apostles surrounding the body of the Virgin, the Death of the Virgin, from the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The 12 apostles, with expressions of grief, lower the body of Mary into her tomb, one swings incense while an angel descends on the scene from above. The Entombment of the Virgin, from the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window depicts the end of the Virgin's life on earth, her dormition and assumption, as told in the apocryphal text the Golden Legend of 1260. 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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  • Timothy's body is wrapped in a shroud and St Sylvester, dressed in white, places a cloth over the embalming oils. Pope Miltiades presides over the funeral, wearing his mitre and holding the papal cross. He talks to Theona, on whose property the burial takes place. Section of the funeral of Timothy, from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sylvester, wearing his papal robes, lies in a sarcophagus while a bishop blesses his body by sprinkling holy water. A cleric holds the basin and the papal cross and another reads prayers from a book. Section of the funeral of St Sylvester, from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). 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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  • Christ's body, detail from the Entombment fresco, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. The abbey itself 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. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polychrome sculpture of the Entombment, 16th century, Christ's body is surrounded by the Virgin with St John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, the holy women and Nicodemus at the foot of the tomb, in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joseph of Arimathea, who donated his tomb to Jesus after his death, leaning over the dead Christ, from a polychrome sculpture of the Entombment, 16th century, in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. In the group, Christ's body is surrounded by the Virgin, St John the Baptist, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary Magdalene, the holy women and Nicodemus at the foot of the tomb. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joseph of Arimathea, who donated his tomb to Jesus after his death, leaning over the dead Christ, from a polychrome sculpture of the Entombment, 16th century, in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. In the group, Christ's body is surrounded by the Virgin, St John the Baptist, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary Magdalene, the holy women and Nicodemus at the foot of the tomb. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joseph of Arimathea, who donated his tomb to Jesus after his death, leaning over the dead Christ, from a polychrome sculpture of the Entombment, 16th century, in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. In the group, Christ's body is surrounded by the Virgin, St John the Baptist, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary Magdalene, the holy women and Nicodemus at the foot of the tomb. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Descent from the Cross, showing the body of Christ, having been removed from the Cross, with the Virgin Mary kissing his hand, and other mourners, from the main altarpiece by Jaume Cicera and Guillem Talarn, 1450-51, in the Church of Sant Miquel, or Church of St Michael, churches of Sant Pere (St Peter), Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The church is a simple stone structure of Greek cross plan with 8 reused visigothic columns supporting arches around the central gallery. The Sant Pere complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel, following the Byzantine model. They were built close to the site of old Egara to be the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Romanesque style, on the site of pre-Romanesque buildings from the Visigothic period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dead bodies and townspeople, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • The effects of the flood, showing high waves carrying the bodies of the victims, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The effects of the flood, with dead bodies piling up on bridges, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drowned bodies of men and animals in the waves at the beginning of the flood, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The effects of the flood, with dead bodies of the victims floating in the water, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sentry guarding the dead after a bloody day of fighting during the Russian Revolution in March 1917, photograph by Pyotr Otsup, 1883-1963, published in L'Illustration no.3869, 28th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The effects of the flood, with waves carrying dead bodiesof the victims, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stamp made from clay with a geometric design, which was pressed against dye then on the bodies of the Taino people, to decorate their skin, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Dyes for the stamps were extracted from plants such as mixa, custard apple and mangrove. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stamp made from clay with a geometric design, which was pressed against dye then on the bodies of the Taino people, to decorate their skin, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Dyes for the stamps were extracted from plants such as mixa, custard apple and mangrove. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The coronation of St Honore and the discovery of the bodies of saints Fuscian, Gentian and Victoricus, from the tympanum of the South portal or St Honore portal on the South transept of the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Honore or Honoratus was the 7th bishop of Amiens who lived in the 6th century AD. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thorgal on a battlefield surrounded by bodies, cover illustration for the special edition of Le Feu Ecarlate or the Scarlet Fire, series 35 of the Thorgal comic book series, acrylic painting on plywood, 2015, by Grzegorz Rosinski, 1941-, Polish comic book artist. Rosinski was born in Stalowa Wola, Poland, and now lives in Switzerland, and is the author and designer of many Polish comic book series. He created Thorgal with Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme. The series was first published in Tintin in 1977 and has been published by Le Lombard since 1980. The stories cover Norse mythology, Atlantean fantasy, science fiction, horror and adventure genres. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Further clearances requested, please contact us and/or visit www.lelombard.com
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  • Tympanum of the South or St Honore portal, with (top - bottom) the crucifixion of Christ, procession of the relics of St Firmin, St Honore at mass and performing healing miracles, discovery of the bodies of saints Fuscian, Victoricus and<br />
Gentian, the coronation of St Honore and the apostles, on the South transept of the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Honore or Honoratus was the 7th bishop of Amiens who lived in the 6th century AD. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The decline of the flood, with dead bodies of victims washed onto bridges, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Having received Christ's forgiveness, Julian and his wife sleep peacefully in death. Their souls, represented as small naked bodies, ascend to heaven accompanied by 2 angels. Julian repaid his crime through charity and repentance. Section of the death of Julian and his wife, 1215-25, at the apex of the Life of St Julian the Hospitaller window in the chapel of St Julian in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of an Early Type burial mound from Madinat Hamad, a tribal Dilmun grave with skeleton of a man and Arabian clay painted pot containing food remains, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of an Early Type burial mound from Madinat Hamad, a tribal Dilmun grave with skeleton of a man and Arabian clay painted pot containing food remains, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of a Late Type Dilmun grave, with the skeleton of a man on his side, remains of a lamb or sheep, and many offerings in the form of clay pots containing food and liquids, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of a Middle Dilmun underground grave from Madinat Hamad, containing several connected chambers reused over many generations, with human bones and clay pots, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of a Middle Dilmun underground grave from Madinat Hamad, containing several connected chambers reused over many generations, with human bones and clay pots, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from the mosaic of the procession of the relics of St Mark to St Mark's Basilica, c. 1270-75, above the St Alipius Gate, a lateral portal of St Mark's Basilica, or Basilica San Marco, Venice. This is the oldest mosaic in the building and the oldest representation of the basilica. It is also thought to represent crowds celebrating the crowning of a new doge. The basilica was consecrated 1084-1117 and was originally the chapel of the Doge, becoming the city's cathedral in 1807. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of the procession of the relics of St Mark to St Mark's Basilica, c. 1270-75, above the St Alipius Gate, a lateral portal of St Mark's Basilica, or Basilica San Marco, Venice. This is the oldest mosaic in the building and the oldest representation of the basilica. It is also thought to represent crowds celebrating the crowning of a new doge. The basilica was consecrated 1084-1117 and was originally the chapel of the Doge, becoming the city's cathedral in 1807. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Henry II (1519 - 1559) and Catherine de' Medici (1519 - 1589), Funerary monument, created by Francesco Primaticcio who appointed Germain Pilon as sculptor, commissionned by Catherine de' Medici at the death of Henry II, completed in 1570, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the statue called L'Amour Captif (Captive Love) at sunrise, created by Felix Sanzel in 1861 and located in the jardin de roses et de roches (the rose and rock garden) of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Henri III pushing the corpse of the duc de Guise with his foot, oil painting on canvas, 1832, by Charles Barthelemy Jean Durupt, 1804-38, in the Salle des Guises, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The murder took place in the chateau in 1588. 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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  • Assassination of Henri III, oil painting on canvas, 1863, by Hugues Merle, 1823-81, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The king was assassinated in 1589 by Jacques Clement, a Dominican friar. 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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  • Entombment, or Holy Sepulchre, sculptural group, 1515, by the Master of Chaource, made for the sepulchral chapel of Nicolas de Monstier and Jacqueline de Laignes, in the crypt of the Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, or Church of St John the Baptist, a catholic church built 12th - 16th century in Chaource, Aube, Grand Est, France. Christ's head is held by Joseph of Arimathea, with Nicodemus at his feet, with the Virgin, St John, Marie-Salome, Mary Magdalene and Mary Cleophas. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion and Deposition, oil painting on wood, c. 1520-30, by Antwerp painter, from the Eglise Saint-Martin, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anatomy, diagram of a human dissection with organs within chest cavity labelled, plate from the Encyclopaedia of Diderot and Alembert, first edition, published 1751, 35 volumes, in the library of the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, with over 32,000 books, specialising in manual labour, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anatomy, standing skeleton with numbered bones, plate from the Encyclopaedia of Diderot and Alembert, first edition, published 1751, 35 volumes, in the library of the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, with over 32,000 books, specialising in manual labour, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Louis burying the dead, detail from the stained glass window of the Life of St Louis, c. 1517, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th, 16th and 17th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France. This window was financed by Simon Liboron, mayor of Troyes, and his wife Henriette de Mauroy. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hittites crushed by the wheels of the chariot of Ramesses II at the siege of the cities of Dapur and Tunip in the war against the Hitties, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegory of Death or Sadness, depicting a monastic burial, carved stone capital, 1915-16, by Pere Jou, 1891-1964, on the facade of the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegory of Death or Sadness, depicting a monastic burial, carved stone capital, 1915-16, by Pere Jou, 1891-1964, on the facade of the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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