Facade relief of woman at window, Palais Jacques

Relief of a woman at a window, believed to be Macee de Leodepart, wife of Jacques Ca'ur and daughter of the provost of Bourges, on the main facade of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Below the false window is a heart, which, paired with the shell symbol (a coquille Saint-Jacques) beneath the other false window, represents the name Jacques Coeur. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13437101

Media ID

45367330

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7087px x 4724px (9.5MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen