Guards, Crypt, Bourges Cathedral, Bourges, Centre
Sleeping guards at the tomb of Christ, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The guards are positioned between the Entombment and the discovery of the empty tomb, although the Resurrection itself is not depicted. The screen fragments are owned by the Musee du Berry and were housed in the Louvre until 1994. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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