Chartres Cathedral Stained Glass Windows

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Chartres Cathedral Stained Glass Window Medieval Stained Glass Rose Window Stained Glass Church

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Chartres Cathedral Stained Glass Stained Glass Windows Church Stained Glass Art Stained Glass

Chartres Cathedral Medieval Stained Glass Stained Glass Windows Church Stained Glass Windows

Chartres Cathedral Medieval Stained Glass Stained Glass Windows Church Stained Glass Windows

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Chartres Cathedral Rose Window Medieval Stained Glass Stained Glass Stained Glass Windows

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Chartres Cathedral Medieval Stained Glass Chartres Art Glass Pumpkin

Chartres Cathedral Medieval Stained Glass Chartres Art Glass Pumpkin

Stained glass window circa 13th century.

Chartres cathedral stained glass windows.

Chartres cathedral is the home of the most famous medieval stained glass windows in the world. Chartres cathedral stained glass. Restorations have been carried out continuously since the 14th century with important campaigns in the 19th and 20th centuries including that undertaken by nicolas coffetier with the assistance of louis charles auguste steinheil. They cover 2600 square metres in total and consist of 172 bays illustrating biblical scenes the lives of the saints and scenes from the life of trade guilds of the period.

Hardly surprising when you think of the amazing feat of its construction every single piece of the window has some painting on it either forming part of the religious narrative or for decorative purposes. 02 the life of st andrew. 00 the lives of the apostles. The 167 stained glass windows of chartres cathedral built 1190 1220 ce are the most complete group surviving anywhere from the middle ages.

Several windows date to the mid 12th century ce while over 150 survive from the early 13th century ce. Most of them date from the early years of the 13th century and they are an exceptional legacy of the thriving artistic intellectual and spiritual activity of a time when gothic humanism was reaching full maturity. 01 the lives of st simon and st jude. 1220 stained and painted glass.

The stained glass windows of chartres cathedral are held to be one of the best preserved and most complete set of medieval stained glass notably celebrated for their colours especially their cobalt blue. 04 the life of st paul. Stained glass of charlemagne at chartres cathedral chartres cathedral vaulted roof and stained glass windows stained glass the cathedral of chartres beauty old stained glass windows in cathedral of our lady of chartres cathã drale notre dame de chartres france. Chartres cathedral the medieval stained glass.

To view details of individual windows click one of the enabled bay numbers in the diagram below. Or one the captions below right. The windows are in an excellent state of conservation and currently undergoing an active restoration phase to return them to their original splendour. With the exception of the romanesque lancets of the west façade and the window of notre dame de la belle verrière reset in the south choir most of the glazing of the 176 windows was accomplished between around 1200 and 1235.

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Chartres Cathedral Stained Glass Bay 44 Good Samaritan Panel 10 Medieval Stained Glass Art Stained Stained Glass Art

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Stained Glass At Chartres Cathedral Art Glass Pumpkin Chartres Stained Glass Art

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The Stained Glass Windows Of Chartres Cathedral Stained Glass Windows Church Medieval Stained Glass Stained Glass Windows

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