Romain Buron was a master glazier active in northern France during the mid-16th century. A native of Gisors, he is documented between 1534 and 1575 and is described in contemporary sources as a disciple of Engrand Le Prince.
Buron’s career belongs to the later phase of Renaissance stained glass, when workshops increasingly relied on enamel painting and denser colour effects to achieve pictorial richness.
The Royley workshop of Burton-upon-Trent ⓘ, associated with Richard Royley and Gabriel Royley, was active from the late sixteenth into the early seventeenth century and formed part of the long-established English tradition of alabaster monument production.
This window in Saint-Étienne ⓘ de Beauvais, is dated 1548 and i9s signed by Nicolas le Prince. It contains three scenes from the life of St Peter ⓘ, and the conversion of St Paul ⓘ on the Road to Damascus.
Three Sibyls east window: Persica, Europa, and Samia. St. Peter ⓘ Coughton.
'The Annunciation and Visitation' is a stunning Gothic-style stained glass window created by the master glass painter Bertin Duval ⓘ in 1531. It is located in the Notre-Dame Basilica (Basilique Notre-Dame) in Alençon, Normandy, France
This window (c1550) presents a sequence from the Life and Martyrdom of St Agnes ⓘ, the young Roman virgin celebrated for her steadfast refusal to accept a pagan suitor and her unwavering confession of faith. Produced by a Rouen workshop in the early sixteenth century, the window follows the typical Saint-Ouen format: narrative scenes set beneath tall Gothic canopies, framed by alternating architectural and landscape elements.
This window narrates episodes from the apocryphal infancy cycle concerning St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin Mary ⓘ. Executed in the early sixteenth century by a Rouen workshop, the glass combines dense architectural canopies with clear, compartmentalised scenes, allowing the viewer to follow the story across multiple lights.
This window forms part of the late-medieval glazing cycle devoted to St Austremoine (St Austremonius), traditionally regarded as one of the missionary bishops sent from Rome to evangelise Gaul. The panels adopt the rich narrative style characteristic of Rouen workshops in the early sixteenth century, combining brightly modelled figures, deep architectural canopies, and landscape backdrops that open the narratives into broad, coherent sequences.
This window (c1508) depicts key moments from the life and martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria, a learned noblewoman whose legend was widely celebrated in late-medieval Europe. The glazing, produced by a Rouen workshop in the early sixteenth century, follows the characteristic format of the Saint-Ouen cycles: tightly framed narrative scenes beneath elaborate Gothic canopies, enriched with vivid colour and detailed architectural settings.
This window (c1550) illustrates episodes from the martyrdom of St Vincent ⓘ of Saragossa, one of the most widely venerated deacons of the early Church. Created by a Rouen atelier in the early sixteenth century, the glass adopts the familiar layout of the Saint-Ouen narrative series: scenes arranged beneath richly architectural Gothic canopies, each panel presenting a distinct moment from the saint’s Passion.
