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The Doorway from Moutiers-Saint-Jean is a portal dating from around 1250, originally for the abbey of Moutiers-Saint-Jean, near the French city of Dijon. It was designed in the Gothic style and carved from white oolitic limestone. The abbey was founded in the 5th century and became a major center of influence, patronised by a line of kings and nobles over the centuries. At one time it was financed by the dukes of Burgundy. Art historians detect at least two different hands working simultaneously on the structure's architectural elements, in particular the two outer pier capitals on either side which are of a different style and type. However, it is thought that both sculptors worked on either embrasure, so that neither right nor left can be fully attributed to either hand. Given the size and form of the outer piers, it is likely that the portal was originally beneath vaulting covering an ambulatory passage. It has been installed at The Cloisters in New York City since 1932.Creator: Unknown