Fragments of a Cope with the Seven Sacraments [SEP] collection
Fragments of a Cope with the Seven Sacraments
Fragments of a Cope with the Seven Sacraments refers to a 15th-century cope in the collection of the Historical Museum of Bern. It is part of the church treasure from the Cathedral of Lausanne sent to Bern after the Protestant conquest of Canton Vaud in 1536. The cope can be attributed to a master from the Netherlands in the circle of Rogier van der Weyden and was probably executed in Tournai where van der Weyden had a workshop from 1432 onwards.
Description.
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It contains depictions of St Anthony, St Leonard, the Crucifixion, and the Seven Sacraments. There are also fragments of 16th-century glass in a north window.
External features.
In the churchyard is a rectangular stone block with a rounded end and three steps. This is thought to have been the base of a sundial, or possibly a mounting block, and is listed at Grade II.
See also.
- Grade I listed churches in Cumbria
- Grade I listed buildings in