Stained glass, Cite du Vitrail, Hotel-Dieu-Le-Comte, Troyes
Henri IV at the town hall in Troyes, enamelled glass, silver stain and grisaille painting, 1621, by Liner Gontier, exhibited in the Hotel-Dieu-Le-Comte, a hospital founded in the 12th century by Henri I le Liberal and rebuilt 1729-64, reopening 2022 after 4 years of renovations as La Cite du Vitrail, exhibiting stained glass, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The scene depicts the king receiving a heart of gold from the city in 1595, with the metal cross by Nicolas Halins on the left. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13937821
Media ID
45622537
Size
7087px x 5596px
(16.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
