Title

St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius before Sisinnius, 1317. Artist: Unknown

Caption

St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius before Sisinnius, attended by the High Priest, 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 horse-drawn cart, and a man on crutches. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Date

1317

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B95_231

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,4Mb) / 11,5in x 16,9in / 3445 x 5067 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Saint Eleutherius Eleutheri St Eleuthère Eleuthère Saint Eleuthère river Italy people male man men religious boat boats country Rome French France religion Paris guy bridge geography color colour medieval Christianity armour Roman saint war Seine River Seine location century prisoner priest crutches concept tied crutch SCROLL warfare road Transport water transport suit of armour mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Fourteenth Century Art Media 3rd century geographical feature high priest horse-drawn vehicle St Denis St Eleuthere manuscript Unknown St Saint Denis St Denys St Dionysius Saint Denis St Dennis Yves de Saint-Denis Saint-Denis Yves de Ivo de Sancto Dionysio Saint Denis Yves de Saint Denis Eleuthere Saint Eleuthere St Eleutherius Eleutherius Yves de Saint-Denis manuscript