Description
The Charlemagne Window- General View
Delaporte no. 38, Deremble-Manhes no. 7
The cult of Charlemagne was launched in 1165 by Frederick Barbarossa and his remains were translated to a new shrine at Aachen in 1215 by Frederick II. For the Charlemagne window at Saint-Denis see Brown and Cothren.
24 panels, armature pattern of circles and lozenges
Donors-the furriers (also patrons of the St. Eustace Window and the St. James the Greater Window).
Location- Choir aisle between the easternmost chapel and the first chapel on the northeast
9.03 x 2.2 meters
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.
