Lintel with the Entombment of Christ (right) and the Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre (left)

Unknown

ca. 1220–30, with modern recarving · Limestone · The Cloisters

This lintel surmounted a small portal, perhaps leading to the cloister at Saint-Père-en-Vallée, a Benedictine abbey situated in the shadow of Chartres Cathedral. The fluid drapery style and especially the serene quality of the faces closely resemble sculpture at the cathedral. Nearby is displayed the head of Joseph from the Chartres choir screen. Both the head and the bearded figures in the entombment scene show strong similarities.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1220–30, with modern recarving

Medium

Limestone

Culture

French

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1939