Paris
August 2011


Bottom panel of the southern stained glass transept rose window

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Stained Glass of Chartres Cathedral



Stained glass window. The majority of stained glass windows have survived intact from the 1100-1400's when they were created.


Stained glass window


Stained glass window


Stained glass window of the Vendome Chapel, made in 1415


The north transept rose window


The south transept rose window


Stained glass window


Stained glass window


Stained glass window


Stained glass window


Stained glass window


Detail of Mary and Jesus - notice Jesus is depicted not as a baby, but as a little man, which was a common perception of children from 400 to as late as 1400. It is the opposite of modern times, where some men are viewed as big children, often by adult females.

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