Maison du Sagittaire, Renaissance monument in central Amiens, France.

The Maison du Sagittaire is a white stone facade of three levels at 9 Passage du Logis, facing Square Jules Bocquet. Two large round-headed arches, still Gothic in inspiration, once held a draper's shop windows; the upper floors have Renaissance cross-mullioned windows. Carved bands run between the levels, with lion faces, acanthus leaf cornices and busts of warriors and emperors above the arches.

The building was commissioned in 1593 by cloth merchant Jean Bultel, reflecting the wealth of Amiens's trade during that era. Following destruction from bombing in 1940, the facade was carefully dismantled stone by stone and reconstructed at its current location.

The stone facade displays allegorical sculptures, including a Virgin and Child alongside representations of Affliction and Piety inspired by Cesare Ripa's Iconology. These carved figures tell stories of virtue and human emotion in a way visitors can observe while viewing the front of the building.

The structure is located at Passage du Logis-du-Roi and connects to the neighboring Logis du Roi complex, allowing visitors to see both buildings in one visit. The location sits in central Amiens and is accessible on foot, giving you multiple angles from which to view the facade.

The two archers that name the house sit on the keystones of the two ground-floor arches, not above them. Look between the arches for the Virgin and Child, and in the four spandrels for alternating groups of Affliction, a chained woman piercing her chest with a dagger, and Piety, a woman holding a stork.