Art 335
Saints and Relics in Medieval Art
Week 8

Erik Inglis, Department of Art

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Master Parlement of Paris
Retable of the Master Parlement of Paris
ca. 1454
oil on oak panel
Paris, Musee du Louvre

Master Parlement of Paris
Retable of the Master
Parlement of Paris
(detail)
ca. 1454
oil on oak panel
Paris, Musee du Louvre

Master of St. Gilles
Mass of St. Gilles
1495-1520
oil on oak panel
London, National Gallery

Life of Saint Denis
from a French Gothic Manuscript
Ms.N.A. 2090, folio 1
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
ca. 1317

Life of Saint Denis
from a French Gothic Manuscript
Ms.N.A. 2090, folio 37
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
ca. 1317

Life of Saint Denis
from a French Gothic Manuscript
Ms.N.A. 2090, folio 48
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
ca. 1317

Life of Saint Denis
from a French Gothic Manuscript
Ms.N.A. 2090, folio (?)
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
ca. 1317

Life of Saint Denis
from a French Gothic Manuscript
Ms.N.A. 2091, folio 16
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
14th C

Miracle of Leprous Pilgrim
from "Missal of Saint Denis"
folio 256v
London, Victoria &
Albert Museum
1346-91

Miracle of Leprous Pilgrim
from "Missal of Saint Denis"
(detail) folio 256v
London, Victoria & Albert Museum
1346-91

Saint Denis Aids Dagobert
from "Missal of Saint Denis"
folio 261v
London, Victoria & Albert Museum
1346-91

Saint Denis Aids Dagobert
from "Missal of Saint Denis"
(detail) folio 261v
London, Victoria & Albert Museum
1346-91

Chalice of Abbott Suger
made from metal, sardonyx & gems
National Gallery, Washington, D.C.
ca. 12th C

Suger's Eagle Vase
Paris, Musee du Louvre
ca. 12th C

Moses Raising Rod
Serpent of Aaron

Stained Glass
Paris, Church of Saint Denis
ca. 1145

Allegories of Saint Paul
Stained Glass
Paris, Church of Saint Denis
ca. 1145

Allegories of Saint Paul
Stained Glass
Paris, Church of Saint Denis
ca. 1145

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Crypt of Abbot Suger
1080-1100
Paris, St. Denis

The Pointed Arch
Diagram

Dynamics of Arches
Diagram

The Groin Vault
Rectangular Bay of Cut
Stone with Stilting

The Rib Vault
Diagram

The Rib Vault
Centering Frames for Ribs
of Trapezoidal Bay

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Overall plan
begun 775
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Plan of ChevetParis, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Plan of Apse & Radiating Chapels
ca. 1144
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
View of Facade
ca. 1140
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
View of Facade
Central Portal
ca. 1145
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
View into Nave
Towards Choir
1140-45
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
View into Choir Ambulatory
and Radiating Chapels
ca. 1145
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Interior View of Nave
Towards the East
1231-35
Paris,France

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Interior View of Nave
Towards the Choir
1231-35
Paris, France

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Interior View of Triforium & Clerestory
of Choir & Transept
1231-35
Paris, France

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Interior View of Nave Arcade
1231-35
Paris, France

Saint Denis Abbey Church
View into Choir Ambulatory
and Radiating Chapels
ca. 1145
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
View into Interior of Ambulatory
ca. 1145
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Interior of Double Ambulatory
ca. 1145
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
View of Ambulatory Vaults
1140-1145
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
View of Chapel Vaults
1140-1145
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Interior View of Crypt Looking North
1080-1100
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Crypt of Abbot Suger
1080-1100
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Plan of Tombs
ca 1306-075
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Conjectural Plan of Tombs
in 1264
Paris, St. Denis

Saint Denis Abbey Church
Tomb of Dagobert
ca 1245
Paris, St. Denis

Royaumont Abbey Church
NE Transept Exterior
ca. 1230
Royaumont, France

Tombs of John & Blanche of France
from Royaumont Abbey Church
ca. 1250
Paris, St.Denis

Tombs of John & Blanche of France
from Royaumont Abbey Church
ca. 1250
(reconstruction)

St. Denis Abbey Church
Interior of Sanctuary
& East Wall of Transept
1140-45
Paris, St. Denis

St. Denis Abbey Church
Tombs of Constance of Arles,
Robert the Pious
& Hermintrude & Carolman in situ
ca. 1245
Paris, St. Denis

St. Denis Abbey Church
Tombs of Robert the Pious,
Pepin & Constance of Arles
ca. 1245
Paris, St. Denis

Map of England
Pilgrimage Sites in Later Medieval England

Ellesmere Chaucer
Clerk of Oxford

Late Medieval English Manuscript
San Marino, CA, Huntington Library
Ms. EL26C9, folio 194

Lead Pilgrim Badges
Thomas Becket
ca. 14th C
London, British Museum

Gospels of Saint Augustine
15th C Drawing
after 6th C Manuscript
Cambridge, Corpus Christi
Ms. Cod.286

Gospels of Saint Augustine
St. Luke
6th C Manuscript
Cambridge, Corpus Christi
Ms. Cod.286

Saint Augustine's Chair
Canterbury Cathedral

Effigies of Henry II
& Joan of Navarre
Canterbury Cathedral, Trinity Chapel

Interior of Thomas Becket's Shrine
ca. 1500 (1937 reconstruction drawing)

Canterbury Cathedral
Layout of Choir
Comparative Plans, ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Canterbury Cathedral
Interior View of Choir and Transept
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Canterbury Cathedral
Thomas becket Window (detail)
stainded Glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Canterbury Cathedral
Aerial View of Cathedral
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Canterbury Cathedral
Groundplan of Cathedral
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Henry II & Thomas Becket
Canterbury Cathedral
stained glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Henry II Doing Penance
Canterbury Cathedral
stained glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Miracle Scene
Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
stained glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Thomas A. Becket
Canterbury Cathedral
stained glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Pilgrims
Canterbury Cathedral
stained glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Canterbury Cathedral
Pilgrims at Becket's Tomb
Stained Glass
Canterbury, England

Cure of Matilda
Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
stained glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Miracle Windows
Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
stained glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

Miracle Windows
Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
stained glass
ca. 1220
Canterbury, England

The Becket Leaves
Exile of Becket's Familiars
13th C English Manuscript, folio 1
London, British Library

The Becket Leaves
Coronation of Young Henry
13th C English Manuscript, folio 3
London, British Library

The Becket Leaves
Becket Hears of Coronation
13th C English Manuscript, folio 3v
London, British Library

English Gothic Psalter
Martyrdom of Tomas Becket
ca. 1200v
London, British Library
Harley Ms. 5102, folio 32

English Gothic Psalter
Burial of Tomas Becket
ca. 1200v
London, British Library
Harley Ms. 5102, folio 17

Reliquary Box & Pendant
of Thomas Becket
ca. 1175 silver
New York, Cloisters

Reliquary Box of Thomas Becket
Burial of St. Thomas Becket (back)
ca. 1175 silver
New York, Cloisters

French Reliquary Plaque (Chasse)
by Master Alpais
1220-22 enamel
Cleveland, Museum of Art

Master Francke
St. Thomas Becket
of Canterbury Altar
Adoration of the Child
ca. 1424
Hamburg, Kunsthalle

Master Francke
St. Thomas Becket
of Canterbury Altar
Pursuit of St. Thomas
ca. 1424
Hamburg, Kunsthalle

Master Francke
St. Thomas Becket
of Canterbury Altar
Martyrdom of St. Thomas
ca. 1424
Hamburg, Kunsthalle

Rose Window and Frieze
North Transept, Chartres Cathedral
stained glass
early 13th C
Chartres France

Frieze Below Rose Window
North Transept, Chartres Cathedral
stained glass
early 13th C
Chartres France

King Solomon Lancet Frieze
North Transept, Chartres Cathedral
stained glass
early 13th C
Chartres France

Royal Arms Lancet Frieze Base
North Transept, Chartres Cathedral
stained glass
early 13th C
Chartres France

Rose Window & Clerestory Lancets
South Transept, Chartres Cathedral
stained glass
early 13th C
Chartres France

Sainte Chapelle
Exterior View
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Exterior View of South Facade
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Interior View of Lower Chapel
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Interior View of Upper Church
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Elevation Ceoss-Section
(after Frank)
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Ground Plan
(after Frank)
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Interior View of Lower Chapel
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Interior View of Upper Church
1241-48
Paris, France

French Gothic Manuscript
Blanche of Castille & King Louis IX
with Author & Scribe

ca. 1230
New York, Pierpont Morgan Lib.
Ms.M.240, fol.8

Psalter of St. Louis
Abraham Entertaining the Angels
ca. 1236
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
Ms.Lat.10525,f.7

Psalter of St. Louis
Jacob's Ladder
ca. 1236
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
Ms.Lat.10525,f.13

Psalter of St. Louis
The Trumpet's of Jericho
ca. 1236
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
Ms.Lat.10525,f.42

Psalter of Blanche of Castille
Crucifxion & Descent from the Cross
Between Church and Synagogue

ca. 1236
Paris, Bibliotheque Arsenal
Ms.fr.1186, f.24

Chartres Cathedral
North Transept
Center Doorway
Timpanum (detail)
Coronation of the Virgin
1205-1210
Chartres, France

Sainte Chapelle
Exterior View
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Interior View of Upper Church
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Niche in North Side of Choir
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Arrangement of Stained Glass Windows
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Joshua Takes Hazor
stained glass
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Judith & Holofernes
stained glass
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
Betrayal of Judas
stained glass
1241-48
Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle
St. Louis with crown
stained glass
1241-48
Paris, France

Grandes Chroniques de France
Presentation to Philip II
Paris, St. Genevieve Museum
Ms. 782, fol. 326v

Grandes Chroniques de France
Christ Delivers Philip Augustus
Paris, St. Genevieve Museum
Ms. 782, fol. 208


Treasury of Saint Denis
(etching by M. Felibien)
Paris, St. Denis

Life of Saint Denis
from a French Gothic Manuscript
Ms.N.A. 2090, folio 48
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
ca. 1317

Life of Saint Denis
Gilles de Pontoise
Gives Manuscript to King

Ms.N.A. 2090, folio 4v
Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale
ca. 1317

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
Christ's Arrest & Annunciation
1325-28
Ms. folio 15v-16r
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
Flagellation & Nativity
1325-28
Ms. folio 53v-54r
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
Education of St. Louis
1325-28
Ms. folio 102v-103r
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
St. Louis Washes Feet of Poor
1325-28
Ms. folio 123v
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
St. Louis Feeds a Starving Man
1325-28
Ms. folio 142v-142r
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
St. Louis Feeds a Leprous Monk
1325-28
Ms. folio 148v
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
Scene from Life of St. Louis
1325-28
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
St. Louis Burying Bones of Crusaders
1325-28
Ms. folio 159v-160r
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
Death of St. Louis
1325-28
Ms. folio 165v
New York, Cloisters

Hours of Jeanne d'Evereux
Procession with St. Louis' Relics
1325-28
Ms. folio 173v-174r
New York, Cloisters

Life of Saint Louis
Scene from Life of Saint Louis
early 14th C
Ms.N.A. fr. 2829, folio 4v
Paris, Bibliotheque National

Life of Saint Louis
Scene from Life of Saint Louis
early 14th C
Ms.N.A. fr. 2829, folio 13v
Paris, Bibliotheque National

Life of Saint Louis
Scene from Life of Saint Louis
early 14th C
Ms.N.A. fr. 2829, folio 59v
Paris, Bibliotheque National

Life of Saint Louis
Scene from Life of Saint Louis
early 14th C
Ms.N.A. fr. 2829, folio 82v
Paris, Bibliotheque National

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