COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Saint-Denis: Stained Glass in Chancel and Rose Windows
Image View:
North Rose, detail, lower half
Creator:
unknown (French)
Location:
site: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Date:
ca. 1800-1900 (restoration)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Nineteenth century
Work Type 1:
stained glass (visual work)
Classification:
glass
Technique:
stained glass
Relation Work:
part of Saint-Denis
Subjects:
cycles or series; decorative arts; window: stained glass
Description:
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/)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Two
Identifier:
1A2-F-P-SD-4-A2
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Saint-Denis: Stained Glass in Chancel and Rose Windows
