Domrémy, church - stained glass window
This stained glass window, designed by J.P. Gaudin, illustrates the departure of Joan of Arc from Vaucouleurs to join Charles VII in Chinon.
This stained-glass window, designed by J.P. Gaudin, illustrates Joan of Arc's departure from Vaucouleurs to join Charles VII in Chinon. It depicts the moment when Joan, wearing a halo, receives a symbolic sword and prepares to begin her divine mission. In the center, Joan of Arc is wearing a short light green coat, wearing a halo, and receives a sword from a bearded man dressed in brown, probably Jean de Metz or Bertrand de Poulengy, her first supporters in Vaucouleurs. To the left, a man in a green tunic holds a sword; this could be Robert de Baudricourt, the captain of Vaucouleurs, who finally gives in to Joan's insistence and allows her to leave. To the right, a man in blue brings her a helmet. In the background, the horse is ready to depart. The fortress of Vaucouleurs, recognizable by its towers and its military architecture, recalls the place where Joan finally obtained the support necessary to continue her mission.This stained-glass window, designed by J.P. Gaudin, illustrates Joan of Arc's departure from Vaucouleurs to join Charles VII in Chinon. It depicts the moment when Joan, wearing a halo, receives a symbolic sword and prepares to begin her divine mission. In the center, Joan of Arc is wearing a short light green coat, wearing a halo, and receives a sword from a bearded man dressed in brown, probably Jean de Metz or Bertrand de Poulengy, her first supporters in Vaucouleurs. To the left, a man in a green tunic holds a sword; this could be Robert de Baudricourt, the captain of Vaucouleurs, who finally gives in to Joan's insistence and allows her to leave. To the right, a man in blue brings her a helmet. In the background, the horse is ready to depart. The fortress of Vaucouleurs, recognizable by its towers and its military architecture, recalls the place where Joan finally obtained the support necessary to continue her mission.
Click on the image to go full screen. This stained-glass window, designed by J.P. Gaudin, illustrates Joan of Arc's departure from Vaucouleurs to join Charles VII in Chinon. It depicts the moment when Joan, wearing a halo, receives a symbolic sword and prepares to begin her divine mission. In the center, Joan of Arc is wearing a short light green coat, wearing a halo, and receives a sword from a bearded man dressed in brown, probably Jean de Metz or Bertrand de Poulengy, her first supporters in Vaucouleurs. To the left, a man in a green tunic holds a sword; this could be Robert de Baudricourt, the captain of Vaucouleurs, who finally gives in to Joan's insistence and allows her to leave. To the right, a man in blue brings her a helmet. In the background, the horse is ready to depart. The fortress of Vaucouleurs, recognizable by its towers and its military architecture, recalls the place where Joan finally obtained the support necessary to continue her mission.
