Religious art in France, XIII century; a study in mediaeval iconography and its sources of inspiration (1913)
Mâle, Emile, 1862-1954, Nussey, Dora · London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 357
RELIGIOUS ART IN FRANCE Nicholas, and it any case indicates the prepossession of the thirteenth- century mind. In France, if not elsewhere, St. Martin was as celebrated as St. Nicholas. In Merovingian times the sanctuary of St. Martin at Tours was the true centre of the religious life of Gaul. The… … AND St. Martin- (Chartres) whole history of the saint.' We can hardly doubt that at one time no cathedral was complete without a window to St. Martin. Here again the influence of the confraternities can be seen. The windows dedicated to him in the cathedral of Tours may well have been given by the…
Christian art and symbolism · Art · Art, Medieval
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