Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Jean Calvin

Image Number: 
JRL1212212
Reference Number: 
VFA.34
Image Title: 
Jean Calvin
Creator: 
Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
Creator: 
Robert Bridgeman & Sons Ltd
Creator Role: 
Sculptor
Date Created: 
1895-1897
Description: 
Statue of John Calvin, in the Historic Reading Room of the John Rylands Library. John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism.
Subject: 
Architecture
Subject: 
Library buildings
Subject: 
John Rylands Library
Sub-Category: 
Sculpture
Technique Used: 
Sculpting
Support: 
Stone
Creation Site: 
England: Manchester
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
People Covered: 
Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564
Current Site: 
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2012-02-13
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2015-11
Collection Code: 
JRL