Title

St Denis preaching, 1317. Artist: Unknown

Caption

St Denis preaching, 1317. In the background are Parisians breaking idols. 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 goldsmith, a porter, a beggar asking for alms. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Date

1317

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B95_233

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,5Mb (3,6Mb) / 11,5in x 17,1in / 3436 x 5142 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river people male job man men religious boat boats country French France religion Paris guy occupation bridge geography color colour medieval Christianity poor poverty saint Seine River Seine location century congregation profession breaking porter idol concept barrel barrels beggar beggars bishop preaching water transport preacher mediaeval Middle Ages goldsmith 14th century Fourteenth Century Art Media sermon 3rd century geographical feature idolatry St Denis manuscript Unknown St 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 Yves de Saint-Denis manuscript