Description
The Pantaleon Window
Delaporte no. 40, Deremble-Manhes no. 11
Panel 16: Pantaleon before Emperor Maximien
At right, Emperor Maximien (crowned, holding a scepter) sits on elaborate throne with a footstool. He holds an unidentified object in his lap. At upper right, a naked, horned, winged demon whispers in his ear. Pantaleon (haloed, tonsured, holding a book) stands at center raising a hand toward the Emperor. At left is a man, probably one of Pantaleon’s torturers, holding a club.
Compare with Panels 8, 21, 23, 27.
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.
