A tomb effigy (French: gisant ("lying")) is a sculpted effigy of a deceased person usually shown lying recumbent on a rectangular slab, presented in full...

(Collegiate Church of Our Lady & St. Lorcán of Eu) where the recumbent figure (gisant) of Lorcán is the oldest preserved in the crypt. He is represented there...

needed a rival attraction for admirers of Nelson. A tomb effigy, in French gisant ("recumbent") is the usually life-size sculpted figure depicting the deceased...

Hoyarsabal, habitant du çubiburu: Giſant le cap de Breton & le pertuis de Miqueton est oest, y a 42 l." ... "Gisant la Colombe de S. Pierre le pertuis...

church, or in above-ground sarcophagi, some with tomb effigies (French: gisant). High-ranking clergy and some royals were buried in the choir and apse...

Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and his wife Teresa Cristina, by Jean Magrou (gisant) and Hildegardo Leão Veloso (reliefs) in the Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara...

1558 and many other changes were made in the succeeding years. There is a gisant In the chapel dedicated to Saint Herbot. The chapel was built in around...

The figure of Therese in the glass coffin is not her actual body but a gisant statue based on drawings and photos by Céline after Therese's death. It...

desirability of the Christian after-life. The format is in stark contrast to gisants, which are always recumbent, in full dress, with open eyes and hands clasped...

land were inherited by his cousin, the emperor Charles the Fat. statue (gisant) : Louis III, roi de France, POP (Base Mérimée), French Ministry of Culture...