Cathedral at Montpelier, France

Architecture - France - line art Detail Gothic Pilaster capital with typical leaf cluster ornament. Chartres Cathedral, possibly the finest example of Gothic Architecture in the world. Chartres is in northwestern France, southwest of Paris on the Eure R

Architecture - France - line art Detail Romanesque Interior System of the Cathedral at Spires. Romanesque - a style of architecture prevalent in Europe from the 10th to early 13th century characterized by massive vaulting and round arches

Architecture - France - line art Section Romanesque Transverse section of the Cathedral at Autun c. 1132 Romanesque - a style of architecture prevalent in Europe from the 10th to early 13th century characterized by massive vaulting and round arches. A ca

Artifacts - Relief - Italy St. Matthew. From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) first bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of t

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Creation of Eve. From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) second, bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the

Artifacts - Metal - France Romanesque Altar-Candlestick c. 1150

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Romanesque Chandelier in the Cathedral at Hildesheim. (1044-1054).

Paintings & Engravings - Engraving - France "The Marquise de Pompadour" by Fran_ois Boucher (1703-1770) Boucher was trained by his father, a designer of lace, and matured into one of the most acclaimed practitioners of the French Rococo period. He wa

The Eiffel Tower with a romantic table setting in the foreground

Notre Dame

Candles in the Cathedral of Sarlat France.