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Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge

Practical info

Type of location: Museum

Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge

6 place Paul Painlevé, 75005 Paris

+ 33 (0)1 53 73 78 16

http://www.musee-moyenage.fr/

Historical description

The Île de la Cité

The sculptures on the Saint Anne portal of  offer one of the most moving testimonies we have to medieval Judaism. The frieze in question, just above the doorway, dates from the late twelfth century. It represents the Virgin’s mother, Saint Anne, meeting ... Read more