Jamb relief, North portal, Basilique Saint-Denis
Libra, sign of the zodiac, detail from the jamb reliefs of the North portal of the West facade, depicting the Martyrdom of St Denis, made 1135 and restored in 1839, at the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Abbot Suger originally had a mosaic made on this tympanum, and was introducing a hagiography of St Denis with this imagery. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13440703
Media ID
45136969
Size
5906px x 4047px
(9.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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1135 1839 Astrological Astrology Basilique Jamb Libra Portal Royale Saint-denis Scales Seine-saint-denis Triple Zodiac
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