16: Constantine becomes ill with leprosy

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16: Constantine becomes ill with leprosy

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Title
16: Constantine becomes ill with leprosy
Contributor
Jacobs, Karl (Digital collection contributor) (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Jacobs, Karl (Digital collection contributor)
Identifier
FCW008AP1601
Description
Gothic; The Sylvester WindowDelaporte no. 30, Deremble-Manhes no. 8.Panel 16: The Emperor Constantine becomes ill.Because of his persecution of the Christians, Constantine was struck by leprosy. Constantine sits at left (crowned, holding a scepter, identified as COSTANTINVS). He looks toward a standing physician to his left, who holds a vial, probably containing the Emperor’s urine- a common diagnostic technique in medieval medicine.,; The St. Sylvester 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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