Sculptural detail, monumental fireplace, Palais

2 ladies watching the siege from a window, on the monumental fireplace called Les Jeux de la Guerre or War games, with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. On the banisters are carved symbols of shells (coquilles Saint-Jacques) and hearts (coeurs), representing the name Jacques Coeur. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13437167

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45366271

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7087px x 4883px (11.1MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen