Tympanum relief of trees, Palais Jacques Coeur

Relief of trees on the tympanum of the staircase tower in the internal courtyard or Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, Bourges, France. The trees are l-r a pomegranate tree with 9 fruits, an orange tree with 13 oranges and 13 flowers and an olive tree with 53 olives. Below is a teasel and a double-headed thistle ('thistle of souls'), with rose bushes either side. 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

Picture No

13437126

Media ID

45367369

Size

7087px x 4891px (12.1MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen