La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel)

Low angle view of Christ blessing the crowds decorating the trumeau of the portal to the Upper Chapel, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. On the lintel above the statue, angels call dead souls to rise from their graves. In the middle, Archangel Michael proceeds to the weighing of the souls while a devil is trying to cheat. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13424846

Media ID

45103720

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5586px x 3744px (4.6MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen