West Portal

Image Details
old-fashioned flower design element

ID
157670
Title
West Portal
credit
Holly Hayes
edited by
5
Location
p
Resolution
1280 x 853 px (1 MP)
Camera
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
focal length
17mm
Date Taken
June 4, 2008
Date Added
August 10, 2023
Last Updated
February 20, 2026

Image: West Portal

Cathédrale St-Lazare Autun, Saône-et-Loire (71), Bourgogne (Burgundy), France

West portal in the narthex, decorated with magnificent Romanesque sculptures by Gislebertus from about 1150. The tympanum depicts the Last Judgment and the outer archivolt has medallions of the Four Seasons, the Zodiacs and the Labors of the Month.

More info: www.sacred-destinations.com/france/autun-cathedral.htm

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