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| Keywords: French - Stained Glass Window with Scenes from the Life of Saint Vincent - Walters 4665, 4666, 4667, 4668 - View A.jpg This window part of a pair devoted to Saint Vincent of Saragossa was made for the Lady Chapel at the monastery of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Paris and funded by the local lay community and pilgrims The scenes read from bottom to top Vincent preaching; Vincent tortured by fire; a modern replacement; Vincent in prison; Vincent's soul ascending into heaven; Vincent's body protected from wolves by a raven; and Vincent's body being cast into the sea The window commemorates St Vincent's life and two of his relics-his tunic and his jawbone-given as royal gifts to the monastery between 1245 1247 Medieval paint on stained glass cm 337 2 110 5 accession number 46 65 46 66 46 67 46 68 77393 From the Lady Chapel of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres Paris Abbey of Saint-Denis 1840 as described by Baron François de Guilhermy Charles Tollin Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Jacques Seligmann Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore December 26 1918 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1918 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
