- A tomb
effigy (French:
gisant ("lying")) is a
sculpted effigy of a
deceased person usually shown lying re****bent on a
rectangular slab,
presented in full...
- (Collegiate
Church of Our Lady & St. Lorcán of Eu)
where the re****bent
figure (
gisant) of Lorcán is the
oldest preserved in the crypt. He is
represented there...
-
needed a
rival attraction for
admirers of Nelson. A tomb effigy, in
French gisant ("re****bent") is the
usually life-size
sculpted figure depicting the deceased...
- land were
inherited by his cousin, the
emperor Charles the Fat.
statue (
gisant) :
Louis III, roi de France, POP (Base Mérimée),
French Ministry of Culture...
-
Emperor Pedro II of
Brazil and his wife
Teresa Cristina, by Jean
Magrou (
gisant) and
Hildegardo Leão
Veloso (reliefs) in the
Cathedral of São
Pedro de Alcântara...
- Hoyarsabal,
habitant du çubiburu:
Giſant le cap de
Breton & le
pertuis de
Miqueton est oest, y a 42 l." ... "
Gisant la
Colombe de S.
Pierre le pertuis...
- church, or in above-ground sarcophagi, some with tomb
effigies (French:
gisant). High-ranking
clergy and some
royals were
buried in the
choir and apse...
-
Bertrand du
Guesclin Head
detail of
Bertrand du Guesclin's
gisant in the
Basilica of Saint-Denis,
sculpted during the last
quarter of the 14th century...
-
desirability of the
Christian after-life. The
format is in
stark contrast to
gisants,
which are
always re****bent, in full dress, with open eyes and
hands clasped...
-
Gisant of
Philip the Fair in the
Basilica of Saint-Denis...
