SAINTE-CHAPELLE

săNt-shäpĕlˈ, former chapel in Paris. Forming part of the buildings of the Palais de Justice (once the royal palace) on the Île-de-la-Cité, it was built by Pierre de Montreuil (1243–46) for Louis IX (St. Louis) to enshrine the Crown of Thorns and other sacred relics brought back from the Crusades. It was admirably restored in the 19th cent. by J. B. Lassus and Viollet-le-Duc. Now a museum, the Sainte-Chapelle is one of the finest examples of medieval art. It consists of two chapels, one above the other, and a spire. A winding staircase leads from the painted and gilded lower chapel to the porch of the upper chapel. The elegant proportions and airiness of the upper chapel, its 15 magnificent stained-glass windows, separated only by thin colonnettes and reaching nearly from floor to ceiling, and its vividly painted columns and panels combine to create the effect of a sheer blaze of color and light. The Sainte-Chapelle is a superb example of the Rayonnant style in Gothic architecture.

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books on: Sainte Chapelle  - 1151 results

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Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Book by George Mclean Harper, Alexander Jessup; Books for Libraries Press, 1970
Subjects: Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin--1804-1869
...LETTERS EDITED BY ALEXANDER JESSUP, LITT.D. SAINTE-BEUVE CHARLES-AUGUSTIN SAINTE-BEUVE BY GEORGE McLEAN HARPER Professor...English language devoted to the life and works of Sainte-Beuve. Criticism is not so highly honoured in...
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The Wars of Religion in France, 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II
Book by James Westfall Thompson; University of Chicago Pess, 1909
Subjects: France--History--Wars Of The Huguenots, 1562-1598, Sainte Ligue (1576-1593)
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Marcel Proust on Art and Literature, 1896-1919
Book by Sylvia Townsend Warner, Marcel Proust; Meridian Books, 1958
Subjects: Aesthetics, French, Authors--France, French fiction--History and criticism--Theory, etc, Proust, Marcel--1871-1922, Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin--1804-1869--Aesthetics
...Paris, 1954, under the title CONTRE SAINTE-BEUVE Library of Congress catalogue number...9 CONTRE SAINTE-BEUVE Prologue...8 The method of Sainte-Beuve 94...
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Portraits of the Seventeenth Century, Historic and Literary
Book by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve; Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1904
Subjects: Authors, French, France--Biography, French Literature--17th Century--History And Criticism
...echo of the hotel de Conde in such matters, just as she was the echo of the hotel de Rambouillet in matters of taste. NOTE: Sainte Beuve omits to do justice to Mlle. de Scudery on a point that gives true glory to her name. She was one of a small band who...
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Student Life in Ave Maria College, Mediaeval Paris: History and Chartulary of the College
Book by Philip S. Moore, Joseph N. Garvin, Astrik L. Gabriel; University of Notre Dame Press, 1955
Subjects: Collaege De L'Ave Maria
...Sainte-Genevieve and the Treasurer of Sainte-Chapelle...vieve, and the Treasurer of Sainte- Chapelle or his Deputy, the Prior of...chapel of Ave Maria College: "Chapelle de la Sainte Vierge fondee dans le College...
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journal articles on: Sainte Chapelle  - 44 results

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Der Meister der Apokalypsenrose der Saint Chapelle Und Die Pariser Buchkunst Um 1500
Journal article by Virginia C. Raguin; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Der Meister der Apokalypsenrose der Saint Chapelle und die Pariser Buchkunst um 1500 (Book)--Book reviews
...turn, beginning with arguably the most significant work in stained glass in France of its time, the west rose of the Sainte-Chapelle. Constructed by Louis IX to reflect Frances acquisition of Passion relics, chief among them the Crown of Thorns...
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Possessing the Sacred: Monarchy and Identity in Philip II's Relic Collection at the Escorial
Journal article by Guy Lazure; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects: Kings and rulers--History, Kings--History, Philip II, King of Spain--History, Spanish monarchy--History
...respectively, the Palais de la Cites Sainte-Chapelle (itself in the shape of a giant...spirituel et politique de la Sainte-Chapelle de Paris." Revue Mabillon 63...Kingship in the Windows of the Sainte-Chapelle. Turnhout, 2002. Jordan Gschwend...
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The Essential Character in Queneau's Zazie Dans Le MÉtro
Journal article by David L. Gobert; Symposium, Vol. 40, 1986
Subjects: Queneau, Raymond--1903-1976--Zazie Dans Le Metro
...hectic yet futile crusade to rescue Gabriel at the Sainte Chapelle. In his next monologue, Gabriel develops the theme...rescue until a Sanctimontronais , looking also for the Sainte Chapelle, offers a ride. His success, therefore, is meaningless...
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Paris through Enemy Eyes: The Wehrmacht in Paris 1940-1944
Journal article by Melanie Gordon Krob; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 31, 2001
Subjects: France, Military occupation--Social aspects, Paris, France--Portrayals, Soldiers--Records and correspondence, War--France, Wars--France, World War II, 1939-1945
...Bauten ringsum, das versteckte Juwel der gotischen Sainte Chapelle, den strengen Kuppelbau des Pantheon, fluBabwarts...buildings that surrounded it: the hidden jewel of the Sainte Chapelle, the strong dome of the Pantheon, down river the gigantic...
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The Bird's-Eye View: Looking at the City in Paris and Algiers
Journal article by Seth Graebner; Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Vol. 36, 2008
Subjects: Algiers, Algeria--Description and travel, Algiers, Algeria--Portrayals, Cities and towns--Description and travel, Cities and towns--Portrayals, French culture--History, French culture--Influence, Paris, France--Description and travel, Paris, France--Portrayals
...vastes et propres .... Le Palais-de-Justice et la Sainte-Chapelle ont secoue la noire poussiere des siecles...playwright whose Fanny was an overnight success in 1858. Sainte-Beuve compared it to Madame Bovary, and Feydeau became...
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Why Collect? Joseph Rykwert Considers What Has Led People through the Ages to Make Collections, Sometimes of the Most Unlikely Objects, and Discusses the Value of Their Activities
Magazine article by Joseph Rykwert; History Today, Vol. 51, December 2001
Subjects: Collectors and collecting--History
...also collects trophy wives. In the past, they might have collected saints relics like Saint Louis, who built the. Sainte Chapelle as a kind of jewel-box for them; or one-night-stand girlfriends like Don Giovanni, who had them listed in a catalogue...
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The Last Time I'll See Paris
Magazine article by D. Keith Mano; National Review, Vol. 36, March 9, 1984
Subjects: France--Social aspects, Paris, France
...tassel for his bookmark. So whyve I jumped the big divider? you ask. Hey, it isnt my idea-- if Notre Dame or the Sainte-Chapelle were worth seeing, E. H. Harriman wouldve FOBed them gargoyle by gargoyle to Central Park long ago. No, Im interviewing...
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Malraux's Mission
Magazine article by Herman Lebovics; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 21, Winter 1997
Subjects: Authors, French--Political activity, Critics--20th century, French--Art, Intellectual life--France, Malraux, Andre--Biography
...lost the aura that, for instance, a 13th-century Christian experienced when looking at the stained glass windows of Sainte-Chapelle. Today, we can still admire their fineness, their richness of color, and their glorious translucence. We are both...
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The Elusive Eastern Empire: As the Royal Academy in London Opens a Major New Exhibition on the Artistic Splendours of the Byzantine Empire, Dionysios Stathakopoulos Surveys Its History, from Its Foundation in 324 to Its Conquest in 1453
Magazine article by Dionysios Stathakopoulos; History Today, Vol. 58, November 2008
Subjects: Byzantine Empire, 330-1453--History, Byzantine antiquities--Collections and collecting
...but not many of them have survived until today (for example, the relics from Constantinople that were housed in the Sainte Chapelle in Paris were destroyed in the 1789 Revolution). In 1261 Constantinople was recaptured and a new dynasty, the Palaeologoi...
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St Mark's Square: An Imperial Hippodrome? Charles Freeman Offers a New Theory to Explain the Positioning in Venice of the Famous Horses Looted from Constantinople Eight Hundred Years Ago This Month
Magazine article by Charles Freeman; History Today, Vol. 54, April 2004
Subjects: Art--13th century AD, Art--History, Dandolo, Enrico, Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--13th century AD, Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--History, Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy--History, Venice, Italy--History
...Crown of Thorns was pawned and was eventually redeemed by Louis XI of France (r.1423-83) who built the magnificent Sainte Chapelle in Paris to house it. Then there was a mass of smaller art treasures, jewelled caskets, ancient Egyptian vases...
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newspaper articles on: Sainte Chapelle  - 15 results

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Walking the Streets of Bones beneath Enchanting Capital
Newspaper article; Birmingham Evening Mail (England), June 26, 2004
...breath-taking sight of sun-streaked stained glass windows at Sainte Chapelle. I jumped on the Eurostar at Waterloo for a speedy...of the citys most hidden and breath-taking sites --Sainte Chapelle. This little gothic chapel is a stones throw away...
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The Insider's Guide to Perfect Paris in Autumn
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 28, 1996
...like to view the famous stained glass windows in the Sainte Chapelle, 4 Boulevard du Palais, 75001 - Metro Cite or Saint...27F; 18-25s, 18F; 12-17, 10F; free under 12. The Sainte Chapelle was built by Henry IX to house the Crown of Thorns...
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TRAVEL: View La-La! Get on Board the Love Boat for an Eiffel of Paris
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 20, 2007
...stops... ILE DE LA CITE ALIGHT here for Notre Dame, Sainte-Chapelle, the Conciergerie, the colourful flower market - Le...the suns shining, the often-neglected church of Ste- Chapelle is a glorious sight with its massive stained-glass...
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Weekender: Travel: 48 HOURS IN PARIS - Slushy Ps; WANT A ROMANTIC TRIP THAT WON'T BREAK THE BANK? THEN PRAGUE, PARIS AND PALMA ARE IDEAL
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 21, 2004
...HOP off at the Ile de la Cite for the Notre Dame, Sainte-Chapelle, the Conciergerie, Marche des Fleurs - the colourful...the suns shining, the often-neglected church of Ste-Chapelle is a glorious sight, with its massive stained-glass...
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This lifeLesley Garner
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 29, 2006
...feel. When we met at Waterloo in the early morning our spirits were high. Cameron wanted to see the stained glass in Sainte-Chapelle, and the Pompidou Centre, and I wanted to show him the Palais-Royal and to walk through the Marais. We had lunch...
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encyclopedia articles on: Sainte Chapelle  - 6 results

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Sainte-Chapelle
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SAINTE-CHAPELLE saNt-shapel , former chapel in Paris...and Viollet-le-Duc. Now a museum, the Sainte-Chapelle is one of the finest examples of medieval...sheer blaze of color and light. The Sainte-Chapelle is a superb example of the Rayonnant...
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Viollet-Le-Duc, EugÈne Emmanuel
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...various churches and town halls in small towns of S France, he was employed, with J.-B. A. Lassus, to restore the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. With Lassus he later did important work (1845 55) upon Notre-Dame de Paris, including the design of the...
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Rayonnant Style
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to greater naturalism and was used more generously. Of this period are the cathedral at Amiens (begun 1220), the Sainte-Chapelle at Paris (1243 46), and the earlier portions of St. Ouen at Rouen (begun 1318). The Rayonnant style spread to other...
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Stained Glass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...tense and vibrant harmonies. In France the cathedral at Chartres is an unrivaled treasury of 13th-century glass; Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, is a triumph of architecture in which the walls present an illusion of being made entirely of fragile, exquisite...
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Gothic Architecture and Art
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Gothic Rayonnant style around the mid-13th cent. The most striking achievements of Rayonnant design, the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and the Church of St. Urban in Troyes, have walls almost entirely of glass, held in place by only a thin...
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