Illoud, church - stained glass window
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This stained glass window represents the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
This stained glass window represents the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a Christian iconography strongly associated with Marian devotion. The central medallion highlights the Virgin Mary. She wears a blue mantle and a white dress, a starry halo, a reference to the Apocalypse of Saint John (12,1): "A woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head". She holds her flaming and pierced heart, surrounded by roses. The frame of the medallion shows a purple background and a richly decorated gilded frame, influenced by 19th century neo-Gothic art. The semicircular bay, typical of the 19th century, houses finely chiseled white glass with plant motifs, which allows an intense diffusion of light around the central medallion. Finally, the border alternates red squares with green flowers.This stained glass window represents the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a Christian iconography strongly associated with Marian devotion. The central medallion highlights the Virgin Mary. She wears a blue mantle and a white dress, a starry halo, a reference to the Apocalypse of Saint John (12,1): "A woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head". She holds her flaming and pierced heart, surrounded by roses. The frame of the medallion shows a purple background and a richly decorated gilded frame, influenced by 19th century neo-Gothic art. The semicircular bay, typical of the 19th century, houses finely chiseled white glass with plant motifs, which allows an intense diffusion of light around the central medallion. Finally, the border alternates red squares with green flowers.
This stained glass window represents the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a Christian iconography strongly associated with Marian devotion. The central medallion highlights the Virgin Mary. She wears a blue mantle and a white dress, a starry halo, a reference to the Apocalypse of Saint John (12,1): "A woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head". She holds her flaming and pierced heart, surrounded by roses. The frame of the medallion shows a purple background and a richly decorated gilded frame, influenced by 19th century neo-Gothic art. The semicircular bay, typical of the 19th century, houses finely chiseled white glass with plant motifs, which allows an intense diffusion of light around the central medallion. Finally, the border alternates red squares with green flowers.
