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Effigy of a Knight

Victoria and Albert Museum

Recumbent effigies, carved figures lying on top of tomb chests, commemorated knights and nobles in medieval churches. Knights were usually shown in armor, hands joined in prayer, with a sword, shield bearing their coat of arms, and often a lion or dog at their feet.

These monuments presented the dead as they wished to be remembered for eternity and asked visitors to pray for their souls.


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Medieval
Victoria and Albert Museum
Sculpture