French Cathedrals & Churches

Photography of French Cathedrals and Churches by Peter Mathews and Eric Jump.
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Aix-en-Provence Cathedral

West front portal (1510) & window, Aix-en-Provence Cathedral

Octagonal tower (15th c.) & angel on west front, Aix-en-Provence Cathedral

Triptych of the Passion, central panel (15th c.), Aix-en-Provence Cathedral

Baptistry with antique columns (late 4th-early 5th c.) (detail), Aix-en-Provence Cathedral

West end window, Aix-en-Provence Cathedral

Organ, green & gilt, in north choir, Aix-en-Provence Cathedral

Amiens Cathedral

Amiens Cathedral

Amiens Cathedral

Amiens Cathedral

Angoulême Cathedral

Angoulême Cathedral

West front portal tympanum, Angoulême Cathedral

Christ in Glory above west front window, Angoulême Cathedral

Tympanum and frieze of Roland, Angoulême Cathedral

Angoulême Cathedral

North portal tympanum, Angoulême Cathedral

North transept tower interior, Angoulême Cathedral

North transept interior elevation and dome, Angoulême Cathedral

Arles Cathedral

West front (1190), lower levels, Arles Cathedral

West front portal tympanum (1190) (detail), Arles Cathedral

West front statues (1190) on left, Arles Cathedral

Cloister, east gallery (12th c.), Arles Cathedral

'Crossing the Red Sea,' altar sarcophagus (4th c.), north transept, Arles Cathedral

'Entombment' (16th c.), Arles Cathedral

Arras, Église St-Jean-Baptiste

West front portal & gable (1565-84), Église St-Jean-Baptiste, Arras

West front portal & gable (1565-84), Église St-Jean-Baptiste, Arras

'Cantantibus organis' west window behind organ, Église St-Jean-Baptiste, Arras

Auch Cathedral

Auch Cathedral

Auch Cathedral

Auch Cathedral

Auch Cathedral

Avignon Cathedral

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms (12th-17th c.) from southwest, Avignon Cathedral

White marble episcopal throne (12th c.) in north choir, Avignon Cathedral

Bayonne Cathedral

Approaching cathedral from southwest, Bayonne Cathedral

South choir circular window through cloister arch, Bayonne Cathedral

Southwest nave aisle window (15th c.), Bayonne Cathedral

'Canaanite Woman' window (1531), 6th north nave St. Jerome Chapel, Bayonne Cathedral

North transept window, Bayonne Cathedral

Modern altar, canopy & axial chapel, Bayonne Cathedral

Bordeaux Cathedral

Bordeaux Cathedral

Cathédrale St-André, looking east (12th c.), Bordeaux Cathedral

Lierne vault at west end (16th c.), Bordeaux Cathedral

Choir (14th c.), Bordeaux Cathedral

Bordeaux, St-Seurin

St-Seurin, south portal (c. 1200), Bordeaux

St-Seurin, Last Judgment with apostles (13th c.), Bordeaux

Bourg-en-Bresse, Église de Brou

St-Pierre de Brou (1513-32), west front, Église de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse

West portal (closeup), Église de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse

Nave, looking east, Église de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse

Tomb of Philibert of Savoy, center of choir, Église de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse

Retable, 'Seven Joys of the Virgin' (closeup), Église de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse

Albi Cathedral

West front tower from northwest, Albi Cathedral

Albi Cathedral

South door from southwest, Albi Cathedral

Vault above south door, Albi Cathedral

Albi Cathedral

Nave vault (1509-12, Donella from Bologna), Albi Cathedral

Angers Cathedral

West front (12th c.), Angers Cathedral

West front central portal & tympanum, Angers Cathedral

West front tympanum, 'Christ in Majesty' (c. 1170), Angers Cathedral

South transept rose exterior (13th c.), showing Angevin vault, Angers Cathedral

Nave, looking east (12th c., portrait), Angers Cathedral

South nave aisle, 3rd bay, center tapestry, Angers Cathedral

North transept rose (André Robin, 15th c.), 'Christ of the Apocalypse' or 'Judgment', Angers Cathedral

North transpet rose (André Robin, 15th c.), upper panels, Angers Cathedral

Northeast transept windows (15th c.), Angers Cathedral

South transept rose (André Robin, 15th c.), upper panels, Angers Cathedral

1st north chancel window, 'Vie de St-Pierre' (13th c.), Angers Cathedral

Center chancel windows, 'Vie et mort de Christ', Angers Cathedral

2nd south chancel window 'Henri II Plantagenet', Angers Cathedral

Arras Cathedral

Cloister aisle & vault (mid-18th c.), Arras Cathedral

Nave (1755-1833), looking east, Arras Cathedral

South nave aisle with 19th c. statues of saints, Arras Cathedral

Southeast columns at the crossing, Arras Cathedral

Choir & nave, looking west from Lady Chapel, Arras Cathedral

Lady Chapel cupola (Marret, 1933), Arras Cathedral

Autun Cathedral

Autun Cathedral, Cathedral St-Lazare (1120-78)

Autun Cathedral, West front portal

Autun Cathedral, Tree of Jesse (1515)

Auxerre Cathedral

Auxerre Cathedral

Bayeux Cathedral

Bayeux Cathedral

Bayeux Cathedral

Bayeux Cathedral

Beauvais Cathedral

Beauvais Cathedral

Beauvais Cathedral

Beauvais Cathedral

Béziers Cathedral

Cathédrale St-Nazaire (13th-14th c.), from southeast, Béziers Cathedral

West front rose window exterior (14th c.), Béziers Cathedral

Bishop's garden (18th c.), Béziers Cathedral

West doors below organ (17th c.), Béziers Cathedral

West rose window (14th c.), Béziers Cathedral

Choir (13th c., modified 18th c.), Béziers Cathedral

4th north chevet window (detail), Béziers Cathedral

South choir windows (14th c. glass on top & bottom), Béziers Cathedral

Bourges Cathedral

Bourges Cathedral, North tower (Tour de Beurre)

Bourges Cathedral, South tower (Tour Sourde)

Bourges Cathedral

Central portal tympanum (1220-95), Bourges Cathedral

Nave looking east, Bourges Cathedral

Nave vault, looking east, Bourges Cathedral

South nave elevation (c. 1230), Bourges Cathedral

West rose (1392), lower panels (1450), Bourges Cathedral

Copin Chapel (no. 1, 1518), south nave aisle, Bourges Cathedral

Tullier Chapel (no. 4, 1532), angel musicians on tympanum, Bourges Cathedral

Window I, Patriarch Joseph (1220), lower panels (detail), Bourges Cathedral

Chapel no. 7 (1220), south ambulatory, Bourges Cathedral

Jacques Coeur Chapel (no. 12, c. 1450), north ambulatory, Bourges Cathedral

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