Certilleux, church - stained glass window
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This stained glass window presents the confrontation between Saint Paul (with Saint Barnabé), the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus and the impostor Elymas.
This stained-glass window, with its vivid and contrasting tones, theatrically presents the confrontation between Saint Paul, the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus, and the impostor Elymas. It depicts "St. Paul before the proconsul, blinds his impostor," an episode from the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 13, verses 6-12. In the upper center, the proconsul Sergius Paulus sits on a throne. He is dressed in a yellow and white toga and listens to the debate unfolding before his eyes. To the left, Saint Paul, recognizable by his halo and bright red attire, points an accusing finger at a man dressed in mauve and blue. This is Elymas, also called Bar-Jesus, presented here as an impostor, a magician opposed to the proclamation of the Gospel. To the right, the latter is already affected by the blindness that Paul announces to him as divine punishment. Another man, wide-eyed, behind him assists him, as if to support him. The action takes place in a classical setting, with fluted columns and elaborate paving, emphasizing the Greco-Roman context. On the floor, we can see a table and scrolls, symbols of law, administrative power, and knowledge.This stained-glass window, with its vivid and contrasting tones, theatrically presents the confrontation between Saint Paul, the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus, and the impostor Elymas. It depicts "St. Paul before the proconsul, blinds his impostor," an episode from the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 13, verses 6-12. In the upper center, the proconsul Sergius Paulus sits on a throne. He is dressed in a yellow and white toga and listens to the debate unfolding before his eyes. To the left, Saint Paul, recognizable by his halo and bright red attire, points an accusing finger at a man dressed in mauve and blue. This is Elymas, also called Bar-Jesus, presented here as an impostor, a magician opposed to the proclamation of the Gospel. To the right, the latter is already affected by the blindness that Paul announces to him as divine punishment. Another man, wide-eyed, behind him assists him, as if to support him. The action takes place in a classical setting, with fluted columns and elaborate paving, emphasizing the Greco-Roman context. On the floor, we can see a table and scrolls, symbols of law, administrative power, and knowledge.
This stained-glass window, with its vivid and contrasting tones, theatrically presents the confrontation between Saint Paul, the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus, and the impostor Elymas. It depicts "St. Paul before the proconsul, blinds his impostor," an episode from the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 13, verses 6-12. In the upper center, the proconsul Sergius Paulus sits on a throne. He is dressed in a yellow and white toga and listens to the debate unfolding before his eyes. To the left, Saint Paul, recognizable by his halo and bright red attire, points an accusing finger at a man dressed in mauve and blue. This is Elymas, also called Bar-Jesus, presented here as an impostor, a magician opposed to the proclamation of the Gospel. To the right, the latter is already affected by the blindness that Paul announces to him as divine punishment. Another man, wide-eyed, behind him assists him, as if to support him. The action takes place in a classical setting, with fluted columns and elaborate paving, emphasizing the Greco-Roman context. On the floor, we can see a table and scrolls, symbols of law, administrative power, and knowledge.
