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Pointed stone doorway with carved tympanum and two standing figures, opening onto a dim church interior with steps and an altar beyond.

Doorway from Moutiers-Saint-Jean

A tall stone portal framed by a pointed arch with carved tympanum above, flanked by two standing figures on pedestals. The pale limestone shows traces of paint, and steps lead through the opening into a dimly lit stone nave with a far altar.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1250
Medium
White oolitic limestone with traces of paint
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2668 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1255).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection, 1932

Español: Portal de Moutiers-Saint-Jean, hacia 1250

Un alto portal de piedra enmarcado por un arco apuntado con un tímpano tallado en la parte superior, flanqueado por dos figuras de pie sobre pedestales. La caliza clara conserva restos de pintura, y unos escalones conducen a una nave de piedra poco iluminada con un altar al fondo.

Português: Portal de Moutiers-Saint-Jean, c. 1250

Um alto portal de pedra emoldurado por um arco ogival, com tímpano esculpido acima, ladeado por duas figuras em pé sobre pedestais. O calcário claro mostra vestígios de pintura, e degraus levam a uma nave de pedra pouco iluminada com um altar ao fundo.

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