Rampillon, Église Saint-Éliphe

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Description

Date

Begun ca. 1230

Plan

An aisled basilica with no transept, terminated to the east by a five-segmented apse.

Chronology

Construction dates between 1230 and 1260.

Significance

Curious regional references can be seen throughout the building. Piliers cantonnés point to the cathedrals of Chartres b-1107 and Reims b-1044. The tall triforium and recessed clerestory look Burgundian. The reduced stripped down plan reflects a small church simplified plan of the period.

Elevation

A three-story elevation with stocky thick piliers cantonnés and compound piers, a tall blind triforium, and deeply recessed clerestory with no passabe. The western frontispiece features a flanking tower to the south and a circular donjon attached to the north. Also in the western frontispiece is a sumptuous Last Judgement portal (c. 1260-70s) with a very early use of niche figures. The style is reminiscent of the "Joseph Master" at Reims b-1044. An earlier 1220-30 Coronation of the Virgin is located in the south flank of the nave. (W. Sauerländer)

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Bibliography

Carlier, Achille. L'église de Rampillon, Paris, 1930.
Henry, Faith Brabenec. "Dating the Portal Sculpture at the Church of Rampillon : Submitted in Partial Fulfillment ... Art History." dissertation (deg), University of Michigan, 1974.
Moulin, Jacques. "Rampillon: Restauration Du Portail Occidental De L'église." Bulletin monumental 150, no. 1 (1992): 59.