Neufchâteau, St Christophe - stained glass window
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This stained glass window is composed of six lancets each subdivided into four oval medallions forming 24 narrative scenes. + details? see "transcription".
This stained glass window as a whole is composed of six lancets each subdivided into four oval medallions forming twenty-four narrative scenes. The style is characteristic of the late 19th or early 20th century, with vibrant colors and detailed staging. From top to bottom and from left to right On the left in red tones: Christ between two kneeling soldiers, A crowned saint with a child and his mother, Saint Christopher carrying the Child Jesus on his shoulders, A scene of religious teaching. Jesus teaching, Saint Michael slaying the dragon, An angel appearing to a prophet, A character blessing three young people. In the center in blue tones: Jesus as a good shepherd, A baptism, A kneeling king receiving a blessing, A scene of evangelization?, Jesus washing the feet of the apostles, A bearded Christ showing the way to a kneeling faithful, A saint showing the Holy Spirit and preaching to a group, Christ on the cross surmounted by the Holy Spirit and a blessing bishop, surrounded by four characters, one with a harp and the other with a text. On the right in red tones: the handing over of the keys to St. Peter by Jesus, The massacre of the innocents, Blessing of the two soldiers, Mary and Jesus surrounded by four characters drinking, Christ on the cross, The baptism of Christ by St. John the Baptist, Jesus discussing the texts with a character, Jesus surrounded by the few apostles.This stained glass window as a whole is composed of six lancets each subdivided into four oval medallions forming twenty-four narrative scenes. The style is characteristic of the late 19th or early 20th century, with vibrant colors and detailed staging. From top to bottom and from left to right On the left in red tones: Christ between two kneeling soldiers, A crowned saint with a child and his mother, Saint Christopher carrying the Child Jesus on his shoulders, A scene of religious teaching. Jesus teaching, Saint Michael slaying the dragon, An angel appearing to a prophet, A character blessing three young people. In the center in blue tones: Jesus as a good shepherd, A baptism, A kneeling king receiving a blessing, A scene of evangelization?, Jesus washing the feet of the apostles, A bearded Christ showing the way to a kneeling faithful, A saint showing the Holy Spirit and preaching to a group, Christ on the cross surmounted by the Holy Spirit and a blessing bishop, surrounded by four characters, one with a harp and the other with a text. On the right in red tones: the handing over of the keys to St. Peter by Jesus, The massacre of the innocents, Blessing of the two soldiers, Mary and Jesus surrounded by four characters drinking, Christ on the cross, The baptism of Christ by St. John the Baptist, Jesus discussing the texts with a character, Jesus surrounded by the few apostles.
This stained glass window as a whole is composed of six lancets each subdivided into four oval medallions forming twenty-four narrative scenes. The style is characteristic of the late 19th or early 20th century, with vibrant colors and detailed staging. From top to bottom and from left to right On the left in red tones: Christ between two kneeling soldiers, A crowned saint with a child and his mother, Saint Christopher carrying the Child Jesus on his shoulders, A scene of religious teaching. Jesus teaching, Saint Michael slaying the dragon, An angel appearing to a prophet, A character blessing three young people. In the center in blue tones: Jesus as a good shepherd, A baptism, A kneeling king receiving a blessing, A scene of evangelization?, Jesus washing the feet of the apostles, A bearded Christ showing the way to a kneeling faithful, A saint showing the Holy Spirit and preaching to a group, Christ on the cross surmounted by the Holy Spirit and a blessing bishop, surrounded by four characters, one with a harp and the other with a text. On the right in red tones: the handing over of the keys to St. Peter by Jesus, The massacre of the innocents, Blessing of the two soldiers, Mary and Jesus surrounded by four characters drinking, Christ on the cross, The baptism of Christ by St. John the Baptist, Jesus discussing the texts with a character, Jesus surrounded by the few apostles.
