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19. The wheel breaks

January 1, 1220

19. The wheel breaks

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Title
19. The wheel breaks
Contributor
Jacobs, Karl (Digital collection contributor) (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Jacobs, Karl (Digital collection contributor)
Date
January 1, 1220
Identifier
FCW011AP1901
Description
Gothic; The Pantaleon WindowDelaporte no. 40, Deremble-Manhes no. 11Panel 19: The wheel breaksThe wheel on which Pantaleon is being tortured is broken by Heavenly intervention. Pantaleon (tonsured, haloed, and naked) kneels at left, his hands lifted in prayer toward the Hand of God that reaches down from a cloud. Two red rays (of fire?) stretch from the hand of God to the machine below. The wheel being destroyed. Large pieces of its rim are broken off (flying through the air)? At bottom right, a man, probably one of the torturers lies on the ground. Behind Pantaleon is a stylized tree. Compare to a similar scene in the Margaret and Catherine window.; The St. Pantaleon 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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