The window depicting scenes from the story of Noah was originally located in the choir of the cathedral, but the original location of the Saint Martial panel is uncertain. Both panels were removed during restorations of the cathedral in the nineteenth century.
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Title:God Closing the Door of Noah’s Ark
Date:ca. 1190
Geography:Made in Poitiers, France
Culture:French
Medium:Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, and lead
Dimensions:Overall: 30 x 14 7/8in. (76.2 x 37.8cm)
Classification:Glass-Stained
Credit Line:The Cloisters Collection, 1925
Object Number:25.120.394a
From the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre, Poitiers (moved within the building 1882–1884); George Grey Barnard American, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 1863–1938 New York, New York (from at least 1914–until 1925)
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