Images of Medieval Art and Architecture

France:Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Gilles

South Portal
Frieze above and to the Right of the Doorway

Images

The whiteness of the Christ figure was caused by an experiment on cleaning the stone by the French Government. For an example of such a cleaning, compare the "before" and "after" images in the page for Saint-Trophîme at Arles.

Subject Matter

Christ Appears to the Holy Women

Click on the following for the Biblical reference:

• Matthew 28: 8-10,

Location

Frieze to the Right of the South Portal
Perpendicular to Portal

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Comparative Material

Click here to see the rest of the frieze from Saint-Gilles.

Click here to see other images of the Christ meeting the Holy Women.

Bibliography

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