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16: Germain in a house that a devil sets on fire

January 1, 1225

16: Germain in a house that a devil sets on fire

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Title
16: Germain in a house that a devil sets on fire
Contributor
Jacobs, Karl (Digital collection contributor) (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Jacobs, Karl (Digital collection contributor)
Date
January 1, 1225
Identifier
FCW029BP1601
Description
Gothic; The St. Germain of Auxerre WindowDelaporte no. 54, Deremble-Manhes no. 29bPanel 16: Germain in a house that a devil is setting on fire.While Germain and Loup were making a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Albans, Germain hurt his foot. While he was incapacitated, devils set the town they were staying in on fire. However, the flames did not consume the house in which they were staying.At left sits Germain (haloed, mitred) sits on a bed within a structure with an arch over his head. At right stands a naked, horned demon with a short tail. It holds two torches with which it is setting on fire the roof of a building.; Germain of AuxerreWindow
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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