Statues en pierre polychromée, Cathedral d'Albi - Albi, France
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N 43° 55.729 E 002° 08.604
31T E 431240 N 4864323
[FR] Dans les niches des 35 piliers qui divisent la clôture de chœur sont placées de courtes statues en pierre polychromée. [EN] The ambulatory, the corridor surrounding the great choir, features stone statues chiselled by Burgundian Masters.
Waymark Code: WM13EZC
Location: Occitanie, France
Date Posted: 11/26/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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[FR] A l'extérieur il y a des Prophètes de l'Ancien Testament et à l'intérieur 15 statues figurant l'Église (12 apôtres, la Vierge, saint Jean-Baptiste et saint Paul, et 72 statues d'anges groupées autour de sainte Cécile, puis enfin Charlemagne et Constantin dominant les portes)

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[EN] Notice all the details in the clothes, the facial expressions, the folds of the skin ... a magic wand could almost bring them to life.

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Approximate Age of Artefact: 1517

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