Saint-Denis: Stained Glass in Chancel and Rose Windows

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Title	Saint-Denis: Stained Glass in Chancel and Rose Windows
Alternate Title	Abbey Church of Saint-Denis
View	North Rose, frontal view, depicting the entire Rose
Work Type	stained glass (visual works)
Style/Period	Nineteenth century
Creator Name	unknown (French)
Subject.work	architectural interiors cycles or series decorative arts
Subject.image	windows: stained glass windows: rose
Country	France
City	Paris
State/Province	Ile-de-France
Art Medium	stained glass
Technique	stained glass
Dates	ca. 1800-1900 (restoration)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/15/1997
Subject Information	Little remains of the abbey's important and influential medieval glazing. The windows of the Rayonnant choir and nave, probably the most important 13th-century ensemble in the Paris region before the glazing of the Sainte-Chapelle, were destroyed in the Revolution. They are documented only in a sketch, one of a series (Compiegne, Mus. Mun. Vivenel) made in 1794-1795 by Charles Percier, and the reliability of even this has been challenged (Lillich). Most of the glass outside of the ambulatory was reconstructed during the 19th century.
Information.source	Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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