ST VINCENT ON THE GRIDIRON
Brief description: Stained glass roundel depicting St Vincent on the gridiron. The panel was made between about 1225-1250 by a French artist.
Stained glass roundel depicting St Vincent on the gridiron. St Vincent is wearing a halo. He is surrounded by four figures. These two scenes were once part of a longer sequence of roundels depicting events in the life of St. Vincent. Such narrative, or storytelling, windows were one of the outstanding achievements of Gothic glass painters. Well known examples survive in 12th and 13th-century cathedrals such as Chartres and Canterbury, but are rare outside the greater churches. Narrative panels like this were originally arranged in complex geometric patterns surrounded by luxuriant foliage. St. Vincent suffered grievously for his faith and is shown here being roasted on a gridiron. A figure beneath fans the flames with bellows, while above torturers pierce his body and apply salt to his wounds.
Object type: stained glass roundel
Number of objects: 1
Production date: circa 1225-1250
Production period: 13th century
Designer: French Artist
Dimensions: Height: 450 mm, Width: 450 mm
Original location: West Court Manor nr Finchampstead Berkshire England West Court Manor
Acquisition: transfer 16.7.2021
Acquisition source: REME Museum
Accession number: ELYGM:2003.7.1
