This early 13th century window depicts the story of Noah, was donated to the Cathedral of Chartres by the town's carpenters, wheelwrights, and coopers.
Stained Glass
These 5 stained glass windows are part of a series of 10 windows on the life of Joan d'Arc. They are part of a commission by Jacque Galland and Esprit Gibelin for Orleans Cathedral in France.
Medieval panels dated between 1330-1350 depicting three saints, including St Paul, and St Peter.
Medieval panels dated between 1330-1350 depicting three saints, including St Barnabas, and St Philip.
Designated a World heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Chartres was built from between 1145 and 1250. It's high nave is spanned by ogival pointed arches to form the vault, and the walls are supported by double flying buttresses. Chartres is the first building to have used buttresses as a structural element.
Chartres Cathedral is also unique in having retained almost all of its original 12th and 13th century stained glass.
This two-light window depicting Christ’s Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1–16) is by Burlison & Grylls (c1897), and is located in St. Nicholas. South Kilworth, Leicestershire.
This Hardman &Co. window of 1887 illustrates the story of the Pharisee giving alms to the poor, and the Publican displaying humility.
Renaissance-era stained glass window depicting the Pieta, created by the master glass painter Bertin Duval in 1530 and installed in the choir of Notre-Dame Church in Alençon
In 1834 the London Wine merchant James Powell (1774-1840) bought the small Whitefriars glassworks just off Fleet Street as a business for his sons. Originally unfamiliar with glass production the company experiemented with different techniques and were soon supply patent glass to other leading stained glass companies and designer as well as making stained glass windows of their own.
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