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St. Pantaleon’s Window South-East Apsidal Chapel Chartres

St. Pantaleon's Window South-East Apsidal Chapel Chartres

St. Pantaleon: goes for companions in prison, pray before king, idols fall over, martyrdom of companions, burial, last interview with Maximian, P prays, tied to a tree. beheaded, soul to heaven, Christ with globe.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #cathedral #restored #stained glass #untagged

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ChartresGlass Box M Slides 023

Window 002 - Life of Christ

Bottom to top, left to right:
• Row 01: Annunciation of Gabriel to Mary; Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth; Birth of Christ in stable. Note the altar-like manger.
• Row 02: Angels to shepherds; Herod; Wise men seeking Christ.
• Row 03: Wise men presenting gifts; Christ with Mary; Wise men returning home (they are warned by the angel in the panel directly above them).
• Row 04: Presentation of the temple (2 frames); Angel warns wise men to return a different way.
• Row 05: Herod angry he's been deceived by wise men; Slaughter of the Innocents (2 frames).
• Row 06: Flight into Egypt; Egypt; Return from Egypt.
• Row 07: Fall of the idols of Egypt; Baptism of Christ; Dream of St. Joseph.
• Row 08: Triumphal entry to Jerusalem (3 frames).
• Row 09: Christ in Glory flanked by two angels.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #12th century #Annunciation #Chartres #Elizabeth #Entry into Jerusalem #france #Gabriel #Herod #Jesus Christ #Mary #Nativity #Presentation at the Temple #Saint Joseph #Slaughter of the Innocents #TCS-photo #Visitation #Win002 #angels #baptism of Christ #cathedral #date estimate #flight into Egypt #idols fall #lancet window #life of Christ #restored #return from Egypt #shepherds #stained glass #west side #whole-windows #wise men

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ChartresGlass Box P Slides 015

† Window 145 - North rose: Rose of France glorifying the Virgin (unrestored)

Virgin in center with Infant Jesus. Surrounded by four doves, four angels, and four Thrones. These are followed by twelve kings of Judah, Mary's ancestors. The outer ring contains twelve minor prophets.

The window was donated while Queen Blanche was regent of France (circa 1230). The arms of France alternating with Castile are seen below the rose itself. The entire ensemble is a none-too-subtle bit of royal propaganda, with Mary (the Queen of Heaven) at the center of it all. Note too that the figures below the rose in the lancets contrast a legitimate righteous sovereign with corrupt, foolish, or fallen ones. Blanche seems to have wanted no doubt about how she ought to be considered.

†North side, lancets, left to right: True versus false sovereigns (unrestored)

• Window 145C - North side, far left lancet: Melchizedek standing over Nebuchadnezzar (true king over the false Babylonian pretender to world-lordship, worshipping idol of his dream).

• Window 145B - North side, near left lancet: King David standing over King Saul (the chosen king over the apostate king rejected by God, dying by suicide in despair, dying by suicide in despair).

• Window 145A - North side, central lancet: Saint Anne holding Infant Mary. Beneath this are the arms of France.

• Window 145D - North side, near right lancet: Solomon over Jeroboam, who worships golden calf (wise king over the fool who worshipped idols and abandoned the LORD).

• Window 145E - North side, far right lancet: Aaron above Pharoah, covered by the Red Sea (true priesthood and power over the false).

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Aaron #Babylon #Blanche of Castille #Chartres #france #Infant Mary #Jeroboam #Jesus Christ #King David #Mary #Mary enthroned in glory #Melchizedek #Nuchadnezzar #Pharoah #Red Sea #Saint Anne #Saul #Solomon #TCS-photo #Win145 #Win145A #Win145B #Win145C #Win145D #Win145E #angels #cathedral #date estimate #donors identified #doves #golden calf #kings of Judah #lancet window #minor prophets #north side #roof #rose window #stained glass #thrones #unrestored #whole-windows

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Window 002 - Life of Christ

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 05: Herod angry he's been deceived by wise men; Slaughter of the Innocents (2 frames).
• Row 06: Flight into Egypt; Egypt; Return from Egypt.
• Row 07: Fall of the idols of Egypt; Baptism of Christ; Dream of St. Joseph.
• Row 08: Triumphal entry to Jerusalem (3 frames).

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #12th century #Annunciation #Chartres #Elizabeth #Entry into Jerusalem #france #Gabriel #Herod #Jesus Christ #Mary #Nativity #Presentation at the Temple #Saint Joseph #Slaughter of the Innocents #TCS-photo #Visitation #Win002 #angels #baptism of Christ #cathedral #flight into Egypt #idols fall #interior #lancet window #restored #return from Egypt #shepherds #stained glass #west side #wise men