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Lintel with the Entombment of Christ (right) and the Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre (left)

ca. 1220–30, with modern recarving
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
This lintel surmounted a small portal, perhaps leading to the cloister at Saint-Père-en-Vallée, a Benedictine abbey situated in the shadow of Chartres Cathedral. The fluid drapery style and especially the serene quality of the faces closely resemble sculpture at the cathedral. Nearby is displayed the head of Joseph from the Chartres choir screen. Both the head and the bearded figures in the entombment scene show strong similarities.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lintel with the Entombment of Christ (right) and the Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre (left)
  • Date: ca. 1220–30, with modern recarving
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: Overall: 26 3/4 x 94 1/2 x 12 in. (67.9 x 240 x 30.5 cm)
    weight: 1603lb. (727.1kg)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Stone
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1939
  • Object Number: 39.82
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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