Barsac baptismal font (Gironde)

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Baptismal font in Barsac

The baptismal font in the church of St Vincent in Barsac , a French commune in the Gironde department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was created in 1788. In 1970 the baroque baptismal font was added to the list of listed objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The white marble baptismal font is in the baptistery. Its four volutes support the round basin on a rectangular base with a pillar . It is decorated with vegetable motifs.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 1116.

Web links

Commons : St-Vincent (Barsac)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fonts baptismaux in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 44 ° 36 ′ 34.2 "  N , 0 ° 18 ′ 49.5"  W.