Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

Sculpture in Stone

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at \Уcstшinster meпtions tЬat it ,vas " adornecl ,vith cшious cai·viпgs and engгavings, апd ot.Ьer imagery ,voгk of Ьiгcls, floweгs, clюruЬiшs, dcvices, nюttoe�, and coats of аппs of шаnу of the chief nobllity paiнted tl1eгeon. All dопе at the cost of Еdшопd Кirton, Abbot, \Yl10 liPs bшied он tЬе sонtЬ side of the chapel under а plain gгау mагЫе slaЬ." Н. Кеере, ,vho wгote of \\ ,. estшiнsteг АЬЬеу in 1683, шentioned the virgiп over thc СЬарtсг Нонsе dош as lJeing " aII гichly enamelled ancl sct foгtl1 with Ыне, sоше vcstigia of all ,vЬich arc still 1·cшai11ing, ,vhcl'C'IJy to jнdge of the foпner spleпdoш апсl Ьеанtу the1·eof." Accouпts шаkе frequent шentioп of paiпteгs employecl, опе beiпg " Peter of Spain,' 1 ашl апоtЬег Williaш of \Vestminster, ,vho ,vas called the " kiпg's beloved painteг." Кiпg Rene of Anjoн ,vas an amatear of much ve1·sa­ tility; Ье paint.ed апd madc many illuminations: among оtЬег volншes, copies of his own ,voгks in ргоsе and ve1·se. Aside fгош his pe1·sonal claim to reno,vn in the aгts, Ье founded а school iп wЬich aгtists and sculpto1·s ,vеге inclнded. One of the cblef sculptors ,vas Jean Poncet, who was followed in the king's favour Ьу his son Pons Poncet. Рош Ропs ,vas something of а back­ slider, being гather dissipated; but Кing Rene was fond of hiш, and gave Ьim W(')rk to do when he was геdнсеd to poverty. The monument to his nurse, Tiphanie, at Saumш, was entrusted to Pons Poncet. Afteг the death of Pons, the chief sculptor of the court ,vas Jacques Moreau.