Title
Ambulatory and radiating chapels, Abbey church of Saint-Denis
Subject
Eglise abbatiale de Saint-Denis (Saint-Denis, France)
Cathedrals--France
Cathedrals
Religious architecture
Architecture
Description
Envisioning the completion of the abbey church with a transept, and presumably also a nave, Abbot Suger had the following inscription placed in the church to commemorate the 1144 dedication of the choir: Once the new rear part is joined to the part in front, the church shines with its middle part brightened. For bright is that which is brightly coupled with the bright, and bright is the noble edifice which is pervaded by the new light. (Panofsky, p. 51).
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn
Art History, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Education, 2010 (9780205800377)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
1140 - 1144
CE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.
Type
abbey churches
cathedrals (buildings)
churches (buildings)
religious buildings
Still Image
Identifier
VS456697X
vw-20100831-1
Date Created
2011-08-18
Date Modified
2011-08-18
Is Part Of
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Spatial Coverage
Basilica of Saint Denis (Saint-Denis, Paris, France)
Temporal Coverage
Gothic (Medieval)
French
Audience
AHI101
UB Only
Collection
Tags
Citation
“Ambulatory and radiating chapels, Abbey church of Saint-Denis,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/30628.