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Window Panel with St. Vincent of Saragossa on the Rack
(Medieval Europe )
This stained glass panel, once part of a pair of windows from the Lady Chapel at Saint-Germain-des-Prés, represents Saint Vincent of Saragossa who was martyred in Gaul (France) in AD 304 under Emperor Diocletian. Saint Vincent's arms and legs are locked into a cross-shaped rack while men tear at his flesh with iron hooks. A hand at the upper left commands the torture. Saint Vincent suffers calmly, enduring great physical pain rather than deny his Christian faith. The panel reminded worshipers that their earthly sufferings would be rewarded in heaven.
Provenance
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Created for the Chapel of the Virgin Mary at the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris. Abbey of Saint-Denis, 1840 [1]. Charles Tollin, Paris; Jacques Seligmann, Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, December 26 1918; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] As described by Baron François de Guilhermy
Exhibitions
| 2016-2017 | A Feast for the Senses: Art and Experience in Medieval Europe. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
| 2010-2011 | Treasures of Heaven. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The British Museum, London. |
| 1999-2000 | Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/7/2017 | Examination | Examined after loan |
| 2/2/2018 | Treatment | Treated for exhibition |
| 2/2/2018 | Treatment | An old wood-based frame was replaced after minor organic acid corrosion was found on the lead caming. The glass and lead were cleaned. The panel was reframed using conservation-quality materials. |
Measurements
H: 25 3/4 x W: 16 3/4 in. (65.41 x 42.55 cm); With supporting frame H: 26 1/2 x W: 17 9/16 x D: 1 in. (67.31 x 44.61 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1918
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
46.69