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Verdun
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Lorraine

Place Monseigneur Ginisty
(Cathédrale Notre-Dame - portail du Lion)

Tympan - Christ en gloire

Tympan - Christ in Majesty

Medieval artist
12th century

Description

Tympan of the 'portail du Lion' (north-east porch) of the carthedral has a relief showing Christ seated on a throne, surrounde by a Mandorla and the four Evangelists in the form of the tetramorphe: the lion for St. Mark, the bull for St. Luke, the angel for St. Matthew and the eagle for St. John.

Sculptor

Unknown medieval artist.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun.

Locatie (N 49°9'35" - E 5°22'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlo164; Photograph: 27 May 2019
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