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Dommartin, church - stained glass window (I)

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Saint-Martin Church of Dommartin-sur-Vraine

This stained glass window represents the handing over of the keys by Jesus to Saint Peter.

This stained-glass window, composed of two vertical lancets, depicts the handing of the keys to Saint Peter by Jesus, also called the "Mandatum clavium." In the left lancet, Saint Peter is shown kneeling, wearing a halo, and wearing a gold and red cloak. He is facing right. In the right lancet, Jesus in Majesty, wearing a red tunic and a blue cloak. He is holding the keys out to Peter. The decoration is richly adorned with pinnacles, trefoil arches, floral motifs, and Neo-Gothic architectural motifs. At the top, two winged figures, likely angels, can be seen.
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This stained-glass window, composed of two vertical lancets, depicts the handing of the keys to Saint Peter by Jesus, also called the "Mandatum clavium." In the left lancet, Saint Peter is shown kneeling, wearing a halo, and wearing a gold and red cloak. He is facing right. In the right lancet, Jesus in Majesty, wearing a red tunic and a blue cloak. He is holding the keys out to Peter. The decoration is richly adorned with pinnacles, trefoil arches, floral motifs, and Neo-Gothic architectural motifs. At the top, two winged figures, likely angels, can be seen.

This stained-glass window, composed of two vertical lancets, depicts the handing of the keys to Saint Peter by Jesus, also called the "Mandatum clavium." In the left lancet, Saint Peter is shown kneeling, wearing a halo, and wearing a gold and red cloak. He is facing right. In the right lancet, Jesus in Majesty, wearing a red tunic and a blue cloak. He is holding the keys out to Peter. The decoration is richly adorned with pinnacles, trefoil arches, floral motifs, and Neo-Gothic architectural motifs. At the top, two winged figures, likely angels, can be seen.


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