Chermisey, church - stained glass window
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This stained glass window, in front of us, represents Jesus on the left and Mary on the right.
The stained-glass window is divided into three parts. The upper tympanum, within a rose window, depicts a figure seated in the clouds, surrounded by a halo. He holds a globe surmounted by a cross (the globus cruciger), a symbol of divine power. This is likely a representation of God. He is depicted as a bust, surrounded by a deep blue sky and white clouds. The two lancet windows, in the upper section, display an ornamental, geometric, and vegetal decoration composed of interlacing, diamond-shaped motifs, and polychrome red, blue, green, and gold threads. This frame serves as a solemn backdrop to the figurative scene in the lower section. The lower figurative section is divided between two full-length saints. On the left, clearly identified by his cruciform halo, is none other than Christ. He is depicted standing, blessing with his right hand and holding a book in the other. On the right, the woman wearing a halo and praying is most likely the Virgin Mary. Her posture, her blue mantle and red dress (the traditional colors of Mary), as well as her visual and symbolic proximity to Christ, confirm this identification. The lower part of the stained-glass window is hidden by a statue.The stained-glass window is divided into three parts. The upper tympanum, within a rose window, depicts a figure seated in the clouds, surrounded by a halo. He holds a globe surmounted by a cross (the globus cruciger), a symbol of divine power. This is likely a representation of God. He is depicted as a bust, surrounded by a deep blue sky and white clouds. The two lancet windows, in the upper section, display an ornamental, geometric, and vegetal decoration composed of interlacing, diamond-shaped motifs, and polychrome red, blue, green, and gold threads. This frame serves as a solemn backdrop to the figurative scene in the lower section. The lower figurative section is divided between two full-length saints. On the left, clearly identified by his cruciform halo, is none other than Christ. He is depicted standing, blessing with his right hand and holding a book in the other. On the right, the woman wearing a halo and praying is most likely the Virgin Mary. Her posture, her blue mantle and red dress (the traditional colors of Mary), as well as her visual and symbolic proximity to Christ, confirm this identification. The lower part of the stained-glass window is hidden by a statue.
The stained-glass window is divided into three parts. The upper tympanum, within a rose window, depicts a figure seated in the clouds, surrounded by a halo. He holds a globe surmounted by a cross (the globus cruciger), a symbol of divine power. This is likely a representation of God. He is depicted as a bust, surrounded by a deep blue sky and white clouds. The two lancet windows, in the upper section, display an ornamental, geometric, and vegetal decoration composed of interlacing, diamond-shaped motifs, and polychrome red, blue, green, and gold threads. This frame serves as a solemn backdrop to the figurative scene in the lower section. The lower figurative section is divided between two full-length saints. On the left, clearly identified by his cruciform halo, is none other than Christ. He is depicted standing, blessing with his right hand and holding a book in the other. On the right, the woman wearing a halo and praying is most likely the Virgin Mary. Her posture, her blue mantle and red dress (the traditional colors of Mary), as well as her visual and symbolic proximity to Christ, confirm this identification. The lower part of the stained-glass window is hidden by a statue.
