Stained glass window detail, Cathedral Saint-Samson

Descent from the cross, detail from the main stained glass window or maitresse-vitre of the chevet, made 1280-90 and restored in the 17th, 19th and 20th centuries, in the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The window consists of 8 lancets depicting the lives of saints who have relics in the cathedral, and a tympanum of glass depicting the Last Judgement. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1280-90 Archbishopric Bretagne Breton Chevet Crucifixion Descent Dol-de-bretagne Ille-et-vilaine Maitresse-vitre Quadrilobe Quatrefoil Saint-samson Samson Samsons

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