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Saint Georges slaying the dragon (Notre-Dame de Coutances stained glass windows)

Date :
Entre 1220 et 1918
Type of image :
Vitrail

Description

Much of the cathedral's medieval stained glass has been destroyed and replaced by 20th-century creations. A few old stained-glass windows remain. The earliest date from 1220 and depict Saint Lô and Saint Marcouf. Another 13th-century stained glass window (bay 217) depicts the three martyrs St. Blaise, St. George and Thomas Becket. But it was extensively restored in the 20th century.

The stained glass window of St. George slaying the dragon, lost since 1876, was recreated in 1918 by the glass artists of Tournel in Paris under the direction of architect Gabriel Malençon.

History :

2. Joining the Service des Monuments Historiques in 1873, Malençon was the architect for La Manche in 1909, with the exception of Mont-St-Michel and the town of Coutances, whose Cathedral was awarded to him in 1910.

3. Base of the central part of bay 217, dedicated to Thomas Becket, Saint Georges, Saint Blaise.

Indexed items :
Dragon

Technical Data

Notice #024630

Image HD

Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Wikimedia commons
Bibliography :
Nicolas Bianchi, De la caricature de guerre au roman national, Numéro Illustrer le roman national, 2025