Fresco, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Loire

Table set for the Last Supper and Jesus washing the disciples feet, and contemporary portraits of on the right, Marie-Gabrielle-Eleonore de Bourbon and on the left, Eleonore de Bourbon, 29th Abbess of Fontevraud (1575-1611), Last Supper 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. 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

13426587

Media ID

45125226

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5580px x 3744px (6.3MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen