Martigne-sur-Mayenne / Martigné-sur-Mayenne

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BBU01: design element - motifs - scotia

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Flohic, 2002
Image Source: Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2002, v. 2: 705, 732)
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LB01: design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: several on the baluster-type base
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R01: design element - motifs - moulding

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view of church exterior - west view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Église Saint-Georges de Martigné-sur-Mayenne (53). Façade occidentale."
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view of church interior - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Église Saint-Georges de Martigné-sur-Mayenne (53). Bas relief de l'Adoration des Mages."
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view of font

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Flohic, 2002
Image Source: Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2002, v. 2: 705, 732)
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INFORMATION

FontID: 08775MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Georges
Church Patron Saints: St. George
Church Location: Pl. de l'Église, 53470 Martigné-sur-Mayenne, France
Country Name: France
Location: Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located off the N162-D12 crossroads, 12-13 km NE of Laval
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Laval
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the N transept
Century and Period: 17th century, Baroque
Cognate Fonts: Identical to the font at nearby Sacé; also similar, though not identical, to the baptismal font at nearby Bazouge-des-Alleux
Church Notes: 12thC church; much modified since
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2002, v. 2: 705, 732): baptismal font of the 17th century consisting of a roughly hemispherical shallow basin, plain except for a moulding at upper rim, and a square pedestal base of the baluster type; the stone is identified as "marbre gris veiné de Louverné", and the font as being identical to the one at nearby Sacé. The font cover is a low dome made of copper and decorated with a orb-and-cross finial. [Flohic ref. no. 53191011]. The 17th-century Adoration of the Magi bas-relief located by the font is listed in Palissy [ref.: PM53000362].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.194489, -0.663074
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 11′ 40.16″ N, 0° 39′ 47.06″ W
UTM: 30U 673663 5340558

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (grey) (marbre gris veiné de Louverné)
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: metal, copper
Apparatus: no
Notes: low dome

REFERENCES

Le patrimoine des communes de la Mayenne (2 vols.), Paris: FLOHIC, 2002