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needed a
rival attraction for
admirers of Nelson. A tomb effigy, in
French gisant (French, "re****bent") is the
usually life-size
sculpted figure depicting...
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hierarchical role in society. The
first re****bent
medieval effigies (or
gisants) were
produced in the 11th century, with the
earliest surviving example...
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famous Gisants (painted tomb effigies) of
Eleanor of Aquitaine, King
Henry II and King
Richard I
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, lot
picture about gisants, in...
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desirability of the
Christian after-life. The
format is in
stark contrast to
gisants,
which are
always re****bent, in full dress, with open eyes and
hands clasped...
- church, or in above-ground sarcophagi, some with tomb
effigies (French:
gisant). High-ranking
clergy and some
royals were
buried in the
choir and apse...
-
Bernard 2004, p. 91.
Lewis 2008. Les
gisants de la
basilique de Saint-Denis 2014.
Villon c. 1460. Les
gisants de la
basilique de Saint-Denis [The Re****bent...
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Gisant of
Philip the Fair in the
Basilica of Saint-Denis...
- Hoyarsabal,
habitant du çubiburu:
Giſant le cap de
Breton & le
pertuis de
Miqueton est oest, y a 42 l." ... "
Gisant la
Colombe de S.
Pierre le pertuis...
- the north.
These tombs,
featuring lifelike carved re****bent
effigies or
gisants lying on
raised bases, were
badly damaged during the
French revolution...
- The
figure of
Therese in the gl****
coffin is not her
actual body but a
gisant statue based on
drawings and
photos by Céline
after Therese's death. It...
