29-33: Martyrdom of Eustace and his family

January 1, 1205

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29-33: Martyrdom of Eustace and his family

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Title
29-33: Martyrdom of Eustace and his family
Contributor
Hourihane, Colum, 1955- (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Hourihane, Colum, 1955-
Date
January 1, 1205
Identifier
FCW043AP3310
Description
Gothic; The St. Eustace Window Delaporte no. 62, Deremble-Manhes no. 43Panel 33: The Martyrdom of Eustace and his Family (center)Eustace and his family are broiled in a brazen bull. The bull is parallel to the plane of the panel. Below it two men kneel, using bellows to fan the fire underneath the bull. In the bull sit Eustace’s wife and sons. Eustace is at center, identified by the inscription EVSTACIVS. He reaches upwards toward a hand that descends from Heaven holding a crown. At left stands a man pulling Eustace’s hair and beating him with a stick. At right another man appears to reach for the crown being offered to Eustace. On either side is stylized foliage.Panel 29: A judge orders the martyrdom of Eustace and his family (lower left)A seated man points toward panel 33, which shows the martyrdom of Eustace and his family.Panel 30: A man carries wood (lower right)A man carries a faggot of wood on his shoulder, moving toward panel 33, which shows the martyrdom of Eustace and his family. At left is a stylized tree.Panel 31: A torturer (upper left)A man holds a stick. He is very similar to the man beating Eustace in Panel 33.Panel 32: A torturer (upper right)A man holds a stick. He is very similar to the man beating Eustace in Panel 33.; 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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