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The story of Jason and Medea. Top:"Here, Jason and Medea go to bed" and, bottom, "Here, Jason and Medea lie together".From Aegidius Colonna "The Trojan War",version by Martin Opifex, 1445-50.Parchment,37,5 x 27,5 cm,Cod.2773,folio 18 r.
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The story of Jason and Medea. Top:"Here, Jason and Med...

Legend of the three Kings (three Magi),from the choir screen of Cologne Cathedral. Left to right: The three Kings kneel before St. Mary and the child; the three are consecrated bishops by the apostle Thomas;burial of the three Kings. See also 40-03-07/6,7
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Legend of the three Kings (three Magi),from the choir screen of Cologne Cathe...

The coffin with the remains of the Three Holy Kings is brought to Constantinople. Saint Helena in front of the shrine; the shrine is transferred to Milan; the Three Kings are laid to rest in Cologne as bishop Rainald von Dassel watches. Choir screen, Cologne.
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The coffin with the remains of the Three Holy Kings is brought to Constantin...

The legend of Emperor Constantine the Great from the choir screen of Cologne Cathedral:Disputation of Pope Sylvester with the jews;Constantine crowns Sylvester with the papal tiara; The baptism of Emperor Constantine. See also 40-03-07/5,6
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The legend of Emperor Constantine the Great from the choir screen of...

Throne of Charlemagne (768-814). Marble. On the first floor gallery of the Octagon, center of the present cathedral and the original, octagonal basilica built by the Emperor shortly before 800.
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Throne of Charlemagne (768-814). Marble. On the first floor galle...

Throne of King Bela III (reigned 1173 - 1196) from his palace at Esztergom. King Bela was educated at Constantinople and married a French princess who brought French craftsmen to Hungary. Red and white marble.
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Throne of King Bela III (reigned 1173 - 1196) from his palace at Esztergom. Kin...

Speyer cathedral, begun by Konrad II in 1030. View of the center nave. The oldest of the three Imperial Cathedrals on the Rhine, Speyer is the burial place of the Salic Emperors and of King Rudolf I Habsburg.
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Speyer cathedral, begun by Konrad II in 1030. View of the center nave....

Crypt of Speyer Cathedral. The oldest of the three Imperial cathedrals in the Rhineland, founded by Konrad II in 1030, Speyer is the burial place of the Salic Emperors and of King Rudolf I Habsburg.
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Crypt of Speyer Cathedral. The oldest of the three Imperial cathedrals in t...

Romanesque lion, devouring a man. From the crypt of Speyer Cathedral.
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Romanesque lion, devouring a man. From the crypt of Speyer...

Chartres Cathedral: statues from the left side of the central door of the Royal Gate (Porte Royale), probably men and women of the Old Testament. Around 1145
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Chartres Cathedral: statues from the left side of the central door of t...

Chartres Cathedral, south porch, bay of the martyrs. From left to right: Saint Maurice, Saint Stephen in deacon's robes, Saint Clement, pope, Saint Lawrence as deacon. On the pedestals, symbols of their martyrdom.
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Chartres Cathedral, south porch, bay of the martyrs. From left to right: Sain...

South porch, Chartres Cathedral,tympanon. Christ judge in the center, Saint Mary and Saint John pleading for mankind.Six angels carry the instruments of passion. In the orders of the arch, the nine choirs of the angels.
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South porch, Chartres Cathedral,tympanon. Christ judge in the cent...