Introduction

EffigiesAndBrasses.com is a collection of images and links of medieval monumental iconography. Most of the monuments listed here are either effigies or brasses. The remainder are incised slabs, half-reliefs, and other miscellaneous representations. The current collection is focused on armoured European monuments, from the 12th to 15th centuries. The majority lie in the 14th century.

Recent Changes

[5 Mar 2010]Added Johann VI of Kronberg (1488)
[5 Mar 2010]Added Elisabeth von Kronberg (1457)
[5 Mar 2010]Added Konrad von Schaumberg (1499)
[5 Mar 2010]Added Johannes von Solms (1457)
[5 Mar 2010]Added Anna of Handschuhsheim (1477)

Most Popular

  1. Guillaume Tirel (1360)
  2. Geoffroi de Charny (1398)
  3. Ludwig II der Eiserne (1315)
  4. Gronw Tudur (1385)
  5. Don Ramon Folch, Viscount of Cardona (1322)

Some Stats

  • Monuments: 2,307
  • Sources: 219
  • Countries: 19
  • Hosted Images: 1,687
  • Linked Images: 2,675

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Monument of the Day

Guillaume du Bosc (1430)
Seine-Maritime, France