Description
Thomas the Apostle Window
Delaporte no. 46, Deremble-Manhes no. 23
Panel 18: Thomas between two torturers
After he converted King Gundophorus, Thomas went to another region of India to preach. The king there, Mygdeus, ordered that Thomas be thrown into a furnace. This panel shows Thomas (haloed, dressed in a loincloth) standing between two men dressed in short tunics. The one at left holds a club or stick in his hand. All face toward the right (Panel 19: Thomas thrown into a furnace)
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
