France

Death of the Virgin - Lady Chapel Evreux

walwyn Sun, 08/12/2012 - 19:51

 

 

This stained glass window (1467-1469) in the south wall of the Lady Chapel at Evreux Cathedral, depicts the Death of the Virgin Mary in the upper registers.

 

 

Decapitation of John the Baptist - Saint Romain-sur-Cher

walwyn Thu, 02/04/2010 - 02:11

 

The church at Saint Romain sur Cher was rebult in the C16 and restored in the C19. The north and south walls of the apse are painted with scenes of the Decapitation of John the Baptist and the Baptism of Christ on the north wall, and on the south wall is the Resurrection. Both of these paintings were restored in 1859.

 

 

Discovery of the Relics of St Stephen

walwyn Sun, 08/10/2014 - 21:40

 

 

This stained glass window is dated between 1210 and 1215. Illustrating the discovery of the relics of St Stephen from a dream by Lucian. This window is situated in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral.

 

 

East window Triptych - Châteauvieux

walwyn Fri, 10/30/2009 - 23:55

 

 

Triptych by Noël Lavergne depicting the Nativity, crucifixion, and resurrection.

 

 

 

Evreux - France

walwyn Wed, 01/18/2012 - 23:44

There are two churches in the town of Evreux that contain extensive amounts of medieval stained glass a) the cathedral of Notre-Dame, and b) the abbey church of Saint-Taurin.

 

Evreux Cathedral

walwyn Fri, 07/27/2012 - 20:48

 

 

Medieval stained glass at Evreux Cathedral.

 

 

 

Four Evangelists - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 08/02/2014 - 15:50

 

 

This window in Bourges Cathedral dates from 1460s and depict the four evangelists. In the tracery panels is the adoration of the Virgin.

 

 

Four Latin Fathers of the Church - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 08/02/2014 - 16:37

 

This window in Bourges Cathedral depicts four of the Latin fathers of the church, whilst the tracery panels are on the theme of the Last Judgement.

 

Fournier, Julien Studios - Tour

walwyn Sat, 09/12/2009 - 10:45

 

 

This seems to have been a major company in the last half of the C19. Nearly every church I visited in the Loir-et-Cher had examples of their work.

 

 

Galland and Gibelin

walwyn Mon, 05/07/2012 - 19:52

 

 

In 1893 the painter Jacque Galland and glassmaker Espirt Gibelin won a competition to create 10 stained glass windows, at Orleans Cathedral, depicting the life of Joan of Arc.

 

 

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