Fresco, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Loire

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

Picture No

13426589

Media ID

45090758

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5616px x 3744px (5.9MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen