Ambulatory of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien / Stained-Glass Panel / ca. 1245?1248

Ambulatory of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien
Stained-Glass Panel
ca. 1245?1248
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Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Dates/Places: French; Tours
Creator Name-CRT: Ambulatory of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien
Title: Stained-Glass Panel
View: Principal view
Creation Start Date: 1245
Creation End Date: 1248
Creation Date: ca. 1245?1248
Creation Place: Ambulatory of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint
Dimensions: 21 x 13 1/2 in. (53.3 x 34.3 cm)
Description: King Louis IX of France (r. 1226?70), later Saint Louis, undertook two crusades to the Holy Land. He acquired relics of Christ's passion from his cousin, the Lahn emperor of Constantinople Baldwin II, most notably a piece of the True Cross and also the Crown of Thorns . He brought these relics to Paris and installed them in the Sainte-Chapelle, a church that he had built to house them. According to a contemporary chronicle, on the way to Paris Louis stopped at Sens, where the Crown of Thorns was placed in the cathedral overnight. This panel shows Louis at Sens with his brother and some courtiers. Clad in simple clothes, the crowned King Louis carries the extraordinary relic atop a chalice.
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York
ID Number: 37.173.3
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1937
Copyright: Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp
AMICA ID: MMA_.37.173.3
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved

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