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Artist/Creator (1)	Luzarches, Robert de (died 1223)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	French
Artist/Creator (1).Role	architect, master builder
Artist/Creator (2)	Cormont, Thomas de (died 1228)
Artist/Creator (2).Nationality	French
Artist/Creator (2).Role	architect, master builder
Title/Caption	Cathedral of Notre Dame at Amiens
Variant Title/Caption	Amiens Cathedral; Cathedrale d'Amiens; Notre-Dame d'Amiens
Site/Creative Center	Amiens (France)
Date of Work	1220-1290
Description of View	Plinths of three western portals: quatrefoils of virtues and vices ;[West facade portals. Buttress between Central portal and South (right) portal. Side facing Central portal. Socle zone. Frieze of quatrefoils under jamb statues of prophets. Scenes illustrating life of the prophets and their prophesy. Pairs from left to right: Left: Isiah's vision of two seraphim (top) and Angel purifies Isiah's lips (bottom); Center: Jeremiah buries girdle (top) and False prophet (bottom); Right: Michah prophesy 'they shall beat their swords into plowshares' (top) and 'and their spears into pruning hooks' (bottom)
Notes	[Note: Saskia erroneously identifies this image as 'quatrefoils of virtues and vices'. In fact four of the quatrefoils in this image represent scenes from the lifes of Prophets Isaih and of Jeremiah and and two illustrate prophesies of Michah.]
Technique/Process	architectural sculpture, relief sculpture, architecture
Period	Medieval, Gothic
Century	13th Century
Style of Work	French Gothic, High Gothic
Subject	French sculpture French architecture Gothic sculpture 13th Century sculpture Religious buildings Churches Cathedrals Facades Portals Socles Quatrefoils
Publisher	Saskia Ltd. Cultural Documentation
Publisher.Location	Freeport, Maine (United States)
Set/Project Title	Plinths of three western portals: quatrefoils of virtues and vices Set #3
Credit Line	(C) Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft
Reference Number	Saskia Kfa-0593
Collection Title	Sculpture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/ah_copyright.html

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