Last Judgement, Main Portal of Bourges Cathedral

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The sculptures of the main and central west portal of Bourges Cathedral, France. The scenes represent the Last Judgement and date to around 1240. The dead are shown resurrected and those who are destined to be saved or damned are separated by devils

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2022, November 16). Last Judgement, Main Portal of Bourges Cathedral. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16690/last-judgement-main-portal-of-bourges-cathedral/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Last Judgement, Main Portal of Bourges Cathedral." World History Encyclopedia, November 16, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16690/last-judgement-main-portal-of-bourges-cathedral/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Last Judgement, Main Portal of Bourges Cathedral." World History Encyclopedia, 16 Nov 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16690/last-judgement-main-portal-of-bourges-cathedral/.

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