4. Charlemagne battles the Saracens

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4. Charlemagne battles the Saracens
Contributor
Maye, Philip (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Maye, Philip
Identifier
FCW007AP0401
Description
Gothic; The Charlemagne WindowDelaporte no. 38, Deremble-Manhes no. 7Panel 4: Charlemagne battles the SaracensCharlemagne (crowned) and two knights (chain mail, kite-shaped shields) ride in pursuit of fleeing Saracens (mail plates, battle-axe) on the right side. Charlemagne kills an infidel king (crown worn over conical helmet) by striking him in the neck with his sword. Above is a cloud motif, a possible reference to the Milky Way (Maines).Panels 2-7, depicting Charlemagne's Crusade to Jerusalem are most likely based on Descriptio qualiter Karolus Magnus clavum et coronam Domini a Constantinopoli Asquisgrani detulerit (see Maines).; The Charlemagne Window
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
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.
Geographic Subjects
France
Chartres
Collection
Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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