# Coronation of the Virgin [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, English]() - Date: 1201-1250 - Technique: Stone ## Commentary The first major monument of Gothic style is the façade of Wells Cathedral. Here, for the most part, the sculptural style is allied to the contemporary Amiens-Reims style. The quality of the sculpture on the façade of Wells varies considerably, the best being confined to the lower ranges. The Coronation of the Virgin is above the centre west portal. ## Related artworks - [Capital in the crypt]() - [Capital in the crypt]() - [Capital]() - [Capitals]() - [Censing Angel]() - [Centaur Fighting a Dragon]() - [Console figure]() - [Effigy of a Knight]() - [Effigy of Edward III \(detail\)]() - [Effigy of Henry III]() - [Foliage capitals]() - [Foliage capitals]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()