Aillianville, church - stained glass
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This stained glass window represents Saint Peter, one of the apostles of Jesus and the first pope according to Christian tradition.
This semicircular stained-glass window is dated 1902, as indicated by the inscription at the bottom, "Don de la commune 1902." The decoration is organized around a central oval medallion that occupies the middle third of the window. This medallion is embedded in a lush polychrome floral ornamentation, while the background is filled with a geometric grisaille network featuring black and white plant scroll motifs. In the center of the medallion, a haloed, bearded man, wearing a cream-colored robe and a dark pink coat, holds two keys in his hand. This is Saint Peter. The saint is depicted in an open landscape, near a fortified building.This semicircular stained-glass window is dated 1902, as indicated by the inscription at the bottom, "Don de la commune 1902." The decoration is organized around a central oval medallion that occupies the middle third of the window. This medallion is embedded in a lush polychrome floral ornamentation, while the background is filled with a geometric grisaille network featuring black and white plant scroll motifs. In the center of the medallion, a haloed, bearded man, wearing a cream-colored robe and a dark pink coat, holds two keys in his hand. This is Saint Peter. The saint is depicted in an open landscape, near a fortified building.
This semicircular stained-glass window is dated 1902, as indicated by the inscription at the bottom, "Don de la commune 1902." The decoration is organized around a central oval medallion that occupies the middle third of the window. This medallion is embedded in a lush polychrome floral ornamentation, while the background is filled with a geometric grisaille network featuring black and white plant scroll motifs. In the center of the medallion, a haloed, bearded man, wearing a cream-colored robe and a dark pink coat, holds two keys in his hand. This is Saint Peter. The saint is depicted in an open landscape, near a fortified building.
