A detail from the famous stained glass window in the apse of Saint-Pierre Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers) shows the martyrdom of the apostles Peter and Paul, Rue Emile Faguet, Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. In the centre Peter hangs upside down on the cross, on the right an executioner beheads Paul, and on the left Emperor Nero condemns the apostles. The inscriptions "SCS PETRUS" and "SCS PAULUS" name the two saints. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II Plantagenêt donated the window. At the time they were Queen and King of England and Dukes of Normandy and Aquitaine. The l
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Georg BergImage ID:
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8569 x 5713 px | 72.6 x 48.4 cm | 28.6 x 19 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
3 June 2025Location:
Rue Emile Faguet, Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceMore information:
Detail from the famous stained glass window in the apse of Saint-Pierre Cathedral. The window was donated by Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II Plantagenêt, then Queen and King of England and Dukes of Normandy and Aquitaine. The lower part of the window features one of the rare pictorial representations of Eleanor of Aquitaine in public spaces. Rue Emile Faguet, Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
