Title

St Denis taken to Sisinnius, 1317. Artist: Unknown

Caption

St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius taken by the gaoler to Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis. The book depicts the torture and martyrdom of the saint by the Roman governor Fescenninus Sisinnius. The lower part of each scene depicts people on the bridge over the River Seine. Here, a fishing boat. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Date

1317

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B95_230

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,1Mb) / 11,4in x 17,0in / 3432 x 5112 (300dpi)

Keywords

river Italy people male man men religious country Rome French France religion fishing law Paris guy crime bridge geography color colour medieval Christianity Roman chain saint prison Seine River Seine location century key chained jail Jailer penitentiary GAOL mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Fourteenth Century Art Media 3rd century geographical feature St Denis Fescenninus Sisinnius St Eleuthere St Rustique manuscript Unknown St Saint Denis St Denys St Dionysius Saint Denis St Dennis gaoler Yves de Saint-Denis Saint-Denis Yves de Ivo de Sancto Dionysio Saint Denis Yves de Saint Denis Sisinnius Fescenninus Rustique Saint Rustique St Rusticus Rusticus Saint Rusticus Eleuthere St El Yves de Saint-Denis manuscript