Titre

Les gisants de la Basilique St Denis

Datation

1907

Datation min.

1907

Datation max.

1907

Commentaire datation

Datation fournie par la Library of Congress (voir Bibliographie)

Auteur du cliché

Inconnu

Fonction

Photographe professionnel

Mention d’édition

Keystone View Compagny

Editeur

Keystone View Company ,

Numéro dans la série

426

Laboratoire photographique

Saint-Denis

Légende sur document

V24821 Among Quaint Memorials of Dead and Gone Kings, St. Denis Church, France.

Commentaire légende

Légende imprimée sous l'image de droite. Encre de couleur noire.

Localisation

Lieu

Saint-Denis

Architecture

Basilique , Cathédrale , Grille , Pilier , Socle , Tombeau , Voûte

Personnalité associée

Dagobert 1er , Henri II (roi de France) , Louis IX de France dit Saint Louis , Louis XII , Suger de Saint-Denis

Milieu - Environnement

Statue , Statuette , Vitrail

Objet manufacturé

Banc , Bougeoir

Texte au recto

A gauche, verticalement : Keystone View Compagny copyrighted made in U.S.A. Manufacturers Publishers A droite, verticalement : Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England. En haut, au centre : 426 Sous l'image de droite : V24821 Among Quaint Memorials of Dead and Gone Kings, St. Denis Church, France.

Verso inscrit

oui

Texte au verso

[V24821] QUAINT MEMORIALS OF KINGS, SAINT-DENIS CHURCH, FRANCE Lat. 49° N.; Long./em> 2 E. This beautiful church, constructed in the 12th century, is situated in the busy industrial city of Saint-Denis (Săn’-dẽ-nē’) on the outskirts of Paris. It is famous not only because of the architectural beauty of the interior, but because it contains so many monuments and relics of royal greatness. During the revolution of 1793 the mob broke into the church, damaged many of the monuments and much of the sculpture, and even tore out the tombs of ancient kings in the crypt. Restorations on a large scale were made by capable architects in the 19th century and the church has regained much of its former charm and interest. It is built over the grave in which St. Denis, the first Bishop of Paris, who is said to have died as a martyr, was buried. It is not the first sacred edifice to be built on this spot. A chapel was erected in the fifth century, and additions made to it in the seventh. In preparation for the construction of the present building, the former ones were almost entirely demolished. The monuments before us are of interest as examples of Renaissance (rĕn’ĕ-säns’) and Medieval sculpture rather than through their intrinsic merits as works of art. They link us with the past of France, a past extending back even beyond the middle ages. Here are to be found the tombs of Dagobert I, who lived in the 7th century, of Henri II and Louis XII. Here is a copy of the famous Oriflamme of France, in red and gold, carried in battle when the king in person was present. The original was destroyed in the famous battle of Agincourt (ȧ’zhăn’kōōr’), where so many of the French nobility laid down their lives. Here in profusion are to be seen allegorical figures, bas reliefs, urns and monuments, all commemorative of departed greatness. Copyright by The Keystone View Company

Analyse du document

L'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis est construite sur la tombe de St Denis, un évêque missionnaire du début de la Chrétienté. Les rois et reines de France y seront enterrés depuis Dagobert 1er en 639 et jusqu'au XIXème siècle. Les gisants médiévaux les plus important sont conservés dans cette basilique, conçue par l'abbé Suger, qui en fait également le manifeste de l'art gothique.

Bibliographie

https://www.loc.gov/item/2019643350/
https://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr/

Etat de conservation

excellent

Support

Photographies collées sur carton

Dimensions

17,7 x 8,8

Info développement

Positif

Info couleur

Noir et Blanc

Propriétaire

M. Le Menn

Lieu de conservation

Pessac

Auteur de la numérisation

Catherine Carponsin-Martin

Créateur du dépôt

CLEM

Date de dépôt

Octobre 2022

Lot

LOT10 LE MENN