The Stained Glass of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Dr C. Griffiths Mann
of The Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, USA) has recently been
apointed chief curator of The Cleveland Art Museum (Ohio, USA).
A photograph of him standing against a thirteenth-century window
in The Walters Art Museum prompted several readers to ask
Vidimus if we knew anything about the history of these panels
and the story they depict (Figs 1, 2). The short answer is that
they were painted by a Parisian workshop for the newly built
Lady Chapel of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
(Île-de-France) sometime around 1244–47, and show scenes from
the Passion of St Vincent of Saragossa, a widely admired
medieval saint. Thanks to the help and generosity of Corpus
Vitrearum (USA) author Mary Shepard, Vidimus is delighted to
publish an invaluable – and fascinating – gazetteer listing the
current whereabouts of all the known medieval glass from this
famous abbey. THE ABBEY AND ST VINCENT The Abbey of Saint-
Germain-des-Prés The abbey of Saint-G