More stained glass
Here's a page with photos of some very fine stained glass.
Here's a page with photos of some very fine stained glass.
Right now I have to hurry into town, but I definitely want to check out these sites asap.
Sainte Chapelle, Paris, France. Built around 1243-48 by King Louis IX (St. Louis). Here are four views of the interior --
Painted sculptural decoration, north wall. Stained glass roundels, south wall. Shrine, with lancet windows, facing east (detail).
The Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral has a new website.
Some windows that I particularly like --
Angel ("Ecce Virgo"), 1845. Arms of Henry VI, 1850. Nativity, 1850. Noli Me Tangere, 1852. The Dance of Salome, 1856. King Solomon supervises the building of the Temple, 1860. The Ascension, 1861. Moses returns from Mt. Sinai, 1863. The Lost Silver, 1865. Left panel and Right panel of "The Rich Man's Feast," 1865. Ministering to the sick and Suffer the little children, 1907. The Finding of the Savior in the Temple, 1910.
I especially like depictions of angels and people playing musical instruments. Here are a few such portrayals in glass --
The King's Musicians, 1857. King David, 1875. Te Deum, 1893. Angel Musician (left) and Angel Musician (right), 1910-12.
And a few modern windows --
Everlasting Life, 1978. Letter G and Letter J from the "Alphabet of Flowers," 1980.
Finally, these windows came from buildings other than churches --
Reynard, 1870 (from a house). Lancelot and Elaine, 1910 (from a house). Cherub-scribe and Diana the huntress, 1920 (from a hospital).
This is perhaps the nicest stained-glass page that I have found on the Web. It's at the website for Grace Cathedral (Episcopal) in San Francisco and it's called Gospel in Glass. If you can, spend some time on it. If you like stained glass, you will find much here that is truly lovely.
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