Mower Sharpening Scythe

Sculpture

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Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

Catalogue Image: 2015-00-00
Catalogue Image

2015-00-00

Name/Title

Mower Sharpening Scythe

Entry/Object ID

95M0757

Description

Panel of a man facing left wearing a mid-length tunic. He holds a scythe in his left hand and sharpens it with a stone in his right.

Type of Sculpture

Relief

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Context

The original is in situ on the Door of the Virgin on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris. The jambs of the Door are composed of panels which represent the signs of the Zodiac and the Labours of the months of the year. This panel represents the month of July. The sculpture on the door exemplifies the flowering of Gothic art on the cathedral.

Made/Created

Date made

1200 CE - 1299 CE

Time Period

Medieval

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Medieval Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

77 cm

Width

40 cm

Depth

12 cm

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Bony, J. French Cathedrals. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Branner, R. Gothic Architecture. NY: George Brazilier, 1961. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Huisman, G. Pour Comprendre Les Monuments de Paris, 1925. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Temko, A. Notre Dame de Paris, 1955. 196. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Stoddard, W.S. Art and Architecture in Medieval Paris, 1972. 137-145. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Bottineau, Y. Notre Dame de Paris and the Sainte-Chapelle. Allen, 1967. 26-29. Public: No