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On 11/07/2011 18:36, John Wickstrom wrote:
>
> Christopher, it appears from the description of the image that the rescue of
> Maurus is one of several scenes from S Denis illustrating Gregory's  Life of
> St. Benedict. It would be interesting to know whether the windows were made
> before or after Suger's conversion to a more strict observance of the Rule.
> Also,  I would venture to say that, as a standalone image, the rescue of
> Placid is one of the most common illustrations of the Life of S. Benedict
> from  many times and locations.

Do we know exactly (or even roughly) where these windows were originally?

John Briggs

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