Neufchâteau, chapel - stained glass
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This stained glass window, in three parts, depicts St. Louis, St. Peter, St. Paul and an ecclesiastical figure at the top.
This stained glass window is divided into three sections. In the upper medallion, an ecclesiastical figure, kneeling before Christ on the cross, is dressed in red and white, colours that symbolise his high status in the Church or his holiness. The halo reinforces this sacred dimension. On the left, the figure on the left is identified as Saint Louis, recognisable by his halo, his royal clothes and the crown that evokes his status as a model Christian king. Saint Louis places his hand on the child carried by a kneeling female figure, probably in a gesture of intercession or blessing. The inscription "D.C." under the child and the woman remains to be interpreted, but could indicate a dedication or a specific context ("Deo Confessus" – "offered to God", for example). On the right, the apostles Peter and Paul are in dialogue. Saint Peter holds the key, emblem of the spiritual power entrusted by Christ, while Saint Paul holds an open book, recalling his role as evangelist and theologian. The frames are full of floral and geometric details, in a characteristic neo-Gothic style.This stained glass window is divided into three sections. In the upper medallion, an ecclesiastical figure, kneeling before Christ on the cross, is dressed in red and white, colours that symbolise his high status in the Church or his holiness. The halo reinforces this sacred dimension. On the left, the figure on the left is identified as Saint Louis, recognisable by his halo, his royal clothes and the crown that evokes his status as a model Christian king. Saint Louis places his hand on the child carried by a kneeling female figure, probably in a gesture of intercession or blessing. The inscription "D.C." under the child and the woman remains to be interpreted, but could indicate a dedication or a specific context ("Deo Confessus" – "offered to God", for example). On the right, the apostles Peter and Paul are in dialogue. Saint Peter holds the key, emblem of the spiritual power entrusted by Christ, while Saint Paul holds an open book, recalling his role as evangelist and theologian. The frames are full of floral and geometric details, in a characteristic neo-Gothic style.
This stained glass window is divided into three sections. In the upper medallion, an ecclesiastical figure, kneeling before Christ on the cross, is dressed in red and white, colours that symbolise his high status in the Church or his holiness. The halo reinforces this sacred dimension. On the left, the figure on the left is identified as Saint Louis, recognisable by his halo, his royal clothes and the crown that evokes his status as a model Christian king. Saint Louis places his hand on the child carried by a kneeling female figure, probably in a gesture of intercession or blessing. The inscription "D.C." under the child and the woman remains to be interpreted, but could indicate a dedication or a specific context ("Deo Confessus" – "offered to God", for example). On the right, the apostles Peter and Paul are in dialogue. Saint Peter holds the key, emblem of the spiritual power entrusted by Christ, while Saint Paul holds an open book, recalling his role as evangelist and theologian. The frames are full of floral and geometric details, in a characteristic neo-Gothic style.
