In Memoriam: gordonplumb
Canterbury, Cathedral Church of Christ, South Transept, Methuselah
This monumental figure of the patriarch Methuselah, who according to the book of Genesis lived for 969 years, has given its name to the master who designed it and other figures in the cycle of figures portraying the genealogy of Christ - the "Methuselah Master". c1178-80. A wonderful figure by an artist whose work is at the forefront of late 12th century artistic innovation. The figure is intact and there are relatively few mending leads. Green of robe almost uncorroded with much backpainting preserved. Methusalah, renowned for longevity is represented as the embodiment of wisdom, in the pose of an antique philosopher.
Canterbury, Cathedral Church of Christ, South Transept, Methuselah
This monumental figure of the patriarch Methuselah, who according to the book of Genesis lived for 969 years, has given its name to the master who designed it and other figures in the cycle of figures portraying the genealogy of Christ - the "Methuselah Master". c1178-80. A wonderful figure by an artist whose work is at the forefront of late 12th century artistic innovation. The figure is intact and there are relatively few mending leads. Green of robe almost uncorroded with much backpainting preserved. Methusalah, renowned for longevity is represented as the embodiment of wisdom, in the pose of an antique philosopher.