Aillianville, church - stained glass
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This stained glass window illustrates the Crucifixion of Christ, accompanied by the Virgin Mary and the apostle John.
The stained-glass window is set in a semicircular arched window, typical of 19th-century religious restorations. The panel harmonizes with the surrounding architecture thanks to its balanced polychromy of dominant reds, greens, and golds, framed by a rigorous leaded network. The central image, in the form of an oval medallion, depicts the scene of the Crucifixion. In the center, the crucified Christ stands out against a darkened sky. He is nailed to a wooden cross, his head bowed, his eyes closed. To the left, the Virgin Mary is dressed in her traditional blue mantle over a pink robe, her hands in prayer. To the right, Saint John the Evangelist, in a red tunic and green mantle, accompanies him in his sorrow. Below the cross, a skull is visible. It is Adam's skull, a classic symbol of Christian tradition, for Golgotha is also called the place of the skull.The stained-glass window is set in a semicircular arched window, typical of 19th-century religious restorations. The panel harmonizes with the surrounding architecture thanks to its balanced polychromy of dominant reds, greens, and golds, framed by a rigorous leaded network. The central image, in the form of an oval medallion, depicts the scene of the Crucifixion. In the center, the crucified Christ stands out against a darkened sky. He is nailed to a wooden cross, his head bowed, his eyes closed. To the left, the Virgin Mary is dressed in her traditional blue mantle over a pink robe, her hands in prayer. To the right, Saint John the Evangelist, in a red tunic and green mantle, accompanies him in his sorrow. Below the cross, a skull is visible. It is Adam's skull, a classic symbol of Christian tradition, for Golgotha is also called the place of the skull.
The stained-glass window is set in a semicircular arched window, typical of 19th-century religious restorations. The panel harmonizes with the surrounding architecture thanks to its balanced polychromy of dominant reds, greens, and golds, framed by a rigorous leaded network. The central image, in the form of an oval medallion, depicts the scene of the Crucifixion. In the center, the crucified Christ stands out against a darkened sky. He is nailed to a wooden cross, his head bowed, his eyes closed. To the left, the Virgin Mary is dressed in her traditional blue mantle over a pink robe, her hands in prayer. To the right, Saint John the Evangelist, in a red tunic and green mantle, accompanies him in his sorrow. Below the cross, a skull is visible. It is Adam's skull, a classic symbol of Christian tradition, for Golgotha is also called the place of the skull.
