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General View
Contributor
Maye, Philip (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Maye, Philip
Date
January 1, 1205
Identifier
FCW043AGA010
Description
Gothic; The St. Eustace WindowDelaporte no. 62, Deremble-Manhes no. 43Eustace was a Roman general during the reign of Emperor Trajan. One day, when he was hunting, he came upon a stag with a crucifix between its horns, which spoke and told him to convert to Christianity. He did so, along with his wife and two sons, changing his name from Placidis to Eustace. He and his family then underwent a series of separations and other trials. Finally, they were martyred - broiled in a brazen bull. The first mention of Eustace was in 726 in a discourse by John of Damascus. For a discussion of medieval accounts of the life of St. Eustace, see Manhes-Deremble, pp. 91-5. According to Alain Boureau, the cult of Eustace was undergoing a revival of popularity at the beginning of the 13th century, especially among aristocrats. There was very little that was overtly religious in the story of Eustace; Manhes-Deremble points out only the scenes of baptism and martyrdom are conventionally religious. Instead, such secular themes as hunting, military action, and wandering adventures had much in common with contemporary romance literature.A tenth century lectionary at Chartres (ms 507- f. 333) contains the feast day of St. Eustace, but Delaporte says that it was no longer celebrated in the beginning of the 13th century. Two windows in the clerestory contain episodes from the life of Eustace; members of aristocratic families donated both. Delaporte no. 109, Deremble-Manhes no. 112 was donated by one of the Courtnenay family and Delaporte no. 137, Deremble-Manhes no. 115 was donated by one of the Beaumont familyDonors: furriers and drapers. Delaporte says that the furriers were associated with Eustace because he was a hunter.Location: Third bay of the nave, north sideArmature: 33 panels. Registers with a large central lozenge surrounded by four small circular panels alternate with registers containing two large round panels.8.08 by 2,39 metersRestored by Gaudin in 1923; The St. Eustace 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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