Preferred Title:
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Saint-Denis: Stained Glass in Chancel and Rose Windows
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Image View:
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North Rose, frontal view, depicting the entire Rose
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Creator:
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unknown (French)
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Location:
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site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Date:
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ca. 1800-1900 (restoration)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Nineteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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stained glass (visual work)
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Classification:
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glass
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Technique:
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stained glass
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Relation Work:
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part of Saint-Denis
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; decorative arts; window: stained glass; window: rose
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Description:
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Little remains of the abbey's important and influential medieval glazing. The windows of the Rayonnant choir and nave, probably the most important 13th-century ensemble in the Paris region before the glazing of the Sainte-Chapelle, were destroyed in the Revolution. They are documented only in a sketch, one of a series (Compiègne, Mus. Mun. Vivenel) made in 1794-1795 by Charles Percier, and the reliability of even this has been challenged (Lillich). Most of the glass outside of the ambulatory was reconstructed during the 19th century. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Two
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Identifier:
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1A2-F-P-SD-4-A1
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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