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Window 003 - The Passion
Bottom to top, left to right:
• Row 01: Christ Transfigured; Descent from mount of Transfiguration with Peter, James, and John.
• Row 02: Last Supper, Washing of Feet.
• Row 03: Jesus is betrayed by Judas and seized; Scourging of Christ.
• Row 04: Crucifixion; Descent from the Cross.
• Row 05: Deposition of Christ's body in the sepulchre; Easter morning: angels asks women come to annoint Jesus why they seek the dead among the living.
• Row 06: Mary Magdalen tell the apostles of Jesus' resurrection; Christ appears to the holy women [partially visible]

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #12th century #Chartres #Crucifixion #france #Jesus Christ #Judas #Last Supper #Mary Magdalen #Peter #Saint James Major #Saint John the Evangelist #TCS-photo #Win002 #Win003 #betrayal of Christ #cathedral #date estimate #deposition in the sepulchure #descent from mount of transfiguration #descent from the cross #lancet window #life of Christ #restored #resurrection #road to Emaeus #scourging #stained glass #transfiguration #washing of feet #west side

Window 001 - Jesse Tree

Bottom to top: Jesse, David, King (Solomon?), King, King, Mary, Jesus surrounded by seven doves (gifts of the Spirit). Prophets who testified of Christ's coming border the window.

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 at 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.

Window 003 - The Passion

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 01: Christ Transfigured; Descent from mount of Transfiguration with Peter, James, and John.
• Row 02: Last Supper, Washing of Feet.
• Row 03: Jesus is betrayed by Judas and seized; Scourging of Christ.
• Row 04: Crucifixion; Descent from the Cross.
• Row 05: Deposition of Christ's body in the sepulchre; Easter morning: angels asks women come to annoint Jesus why they seek the dead among the living.
• Row 06: Mary Magdalen tell the apostles of Jesus' resurrection; Christ appears to the holy women
• Row 07: Jesus meets disciples on road to Emaeus; Jesus dines with the disciples from previous frame.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #12th century #Annunciation #Chartres #Crucifixion #Elizabeth #Entry into Jerusalem #france #Gabriel #Herod #Jesse #Jesse Tree #Jesus Christ #Judas #King David #Last Supper #Mary #Mary Magdalen #Nativity #Peter #Presentation at the Temple #Saint James Major #Saint John the Evangelist #Saint Joseph #Slaughter of the Innocents #Solomon #TCS-photo #Unknown figures #Visitation #Win001 #Win002 #Win003 #angels #baptism of Christ #betrayal of Christ #cathedral #deposition in the sepulchure #descent from mount of transfiguration #descent from the cross #flight into Egypt #idols fall #interior #kings #lancet window #lancet windows #prophets #resurrection #return from Egypt #road to Emaeus #scourging #shepherds #stained glass #transfiguration #washing of feet #west side #whole-windows #wise men

Window 003 - The Passion
Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 02: Last Supper, Washing of Feet [partially visible]
• Row 03: Jesus is betrayed by Judas and seized; Scourging of Christ.
• Row 04: Crucifixion; Descent from the Cross.
• Row 05: Deposition of Christ's body in the sepulchre; Easter morning: angels asks women come to annoint Jesus why they seek the dead among the living.
• Row 06: Mary Magdalen tell the apostles of Jesus' resurrection; Christ appears to the holy women [partially visible]
• Row 07: Jesus meets disciples on road to Emaeus; Jesus dines with the disciples from previous frame.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #Crucifixion #france #Jesus Christ #Judas #Last Supper #Mary Magdalen #Peter #Saint James Major #Saint John the Evangelist #TCS-photo #Win003 #betrayal of Christ #cathedral #date estimate #deposition in the sepulchure #descent from mount of transfiguration #descent from the cross #restored #resurrection #road to Emaeus #scourging #stained glass #transfiguration #washing of feet

Window 001 - Jesse Tree

Bottom to top: Jesse, David, King (Solomon?), King, King, Mary, Jesus surrounded by seven doves (gifts of the Spirit). Prophets who testified of Christ's coming border the window.

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 at 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.

Window 003 - The Passion

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 01: Christ Transfigured; Descent from mount of Transfiguration with Peter, James, and John.
• Row 02: Last Supper, Washing of Feet.
• Row 03: Jesus is betrayed by Judas and seized; Scourging of Christ.
• Row 04: Crucifixion; Descent from the Cross.
• Row 05: Deposition of Christ's body in the sepulchre; Easter morning: angels asks women come to annoint Jesus why they seek the dead among the living.
• Row 06: Mary Magdalen tell the apostles of Jesus' resurrection; Christ appears to the holy women
• Row 07: Jesus meets disciples on road to Emaeus; Jesus dines with the disciples from previous frame.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #12th century #Annunciation #Chartres #Crucifixion #Elizabeth #Entry into Jerusalem #france #Gabriel #Herod #Jesse #Jesse Tree #Jesus Christ #Judas #King David #Last Supper #Mary #Mary Magdalen #Nativity #Peter #Presentation at the Temple #Saint James Major #Saint John the Evangelist #Saint Joseph #Slaughter of the Innocents #Solomon #TCS-photo #Unknown figures #Visitation #Win001 #Win002 #Win003 #angels #baptism of Christ #betrayal of Christ #cathedral #deposition in the sepulchure #descent from mount of transfiguration #descent from the cross #flight into Egypt #idols fall #kings #lancet window #new imports #prophets #restored #resurrection #return from Egypt #road to Emaeus #scourging #shepherds #stained glass #transfiguration #washing of feet #west side #whole-windows #wise men

Window 003 - The Passion

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 03: Jesus is betrayed by Judas and seized; Scourging of Christ.
• Row 04: Crucifixion; Descent from the Cross.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #12th century #Chartres #Crucifixion #france #James #Jesus Christ #Judas #Last Supper #Mary Magdalen #Peter #Saint John the Evangelist #TCS-photo #Win003 #betrayal of Christ #cathedral #deposition in the sepulchure #descent from mount of transfiguration #descent from the cross #interior #lancet window #restored #resurrection #road to Emaeus #scourging #stained glass #transfiguration #washing of feet #west side

RIGHT to left:

Window 033 - Saint Andrew

Bottom to top, left to right. (The first 5 rows are modern as of 1872, marked '*').

• Row 01*: Jesus gives keys to Saint Peter; Peter speaks to men; Peter raises the dead (see last panel of row 8).
• Row 02*: Peter arrives at a town; a saint is crucified; Jesus speaks to an apostle.
• Row 03*: An apostle and two men; Two apostles pray while idols fall; Apostle sleeps on ground (see last panel of row 7).
• Row 04*: Jesus speaks with apostle; Apostles speaks to a group; Saint praying is struck with clubs.
• Row 05*: Two apostles speak; Apostle is lead to martyrdom; Apostle prays while menaced with a drawn sword.

SAINT ANDREW

Some panels have been replaced out of order, and some salvaged from the lower five rows; the story is easier to follow if the panels are swapped as indicated (** and ***).

• Row 06: Andrew prays before his cross (**); Andrew restores sight and gives a cloak (they meet in the first panel of row 13); Andrew gives communion (***).
• Row 07: Slays serpent that vomits blood; Has proconsul's wife go to raise the child from the dead; Saint Peter and Saint John appear to Andrew and tell him of his coming martyrdom.
• Row 08: Andrew intercedes for a young man falsely accused of incest [likely from the lower 5 rows of the window]; Andrew tells others he will be martyred (***); Demetrius' servant raised from dead.
• Row 09: Proconsul Aegeas orders Andrew out of prison (two panels); Andrew appears before the proconsul.
• Row 10: Andrew meets a blind beggar (see row 6, second panel); (**) Andrew bound to his cross; Others report (criticize?) Andrew's fate to Aegeas.
• Row 11: Repeat of last panel of row 9--Andrew before proconsul; Death of Andrew; Proconsul is tormented by demons and dies.
• Row 12: Jesus between two angels with censers.
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Window 034 - The Apostles (restored, detail)

Some modern frames, marked (*)

• Row 01: Bakers, donors of the window
• Row 02: John 1: 35-40 --> Je

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Aegeas #Ascension #Baradach #Chartres #france #Gethsemane #Hindu #India #Jesush Christ #John the Baptist #Passion #Pentecost #Saint Andrew #Saint James #Saint John #Saint Jude #Saint Nathaniel #Saint Peter #Saint Philip #Saint Simon #TCS-photo #Win033 #Win034 #Win035 #Zebedee #angels #apostles #baptism #calling the apostles #cathedral #censers #devils and demons #donors identified #fig tree #idols #magicians #martyr #martyrs #mercy #miracles #modern glass #modern-glass #new imports #restored #soothsayers #stained glass #washing of feet

Window 003 - The Passion

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 06: Mary Magdalen tell the apostles of Jesus' resurrection; Christ appears to the holy women.
• Row 07: Jesus meets disciples on road to Emaeus; Jesus dines with the disciples from previous frame.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #12th century #Chartres #Crucifixion #france #James #Jesus Christ #Judas #Last Supper #Mary Magdalen #Peter #Saint John the Evangelist #TCS-photo #Win003 #betrayal of Christ #cathedral #deposition in the sepulchure #descent from mount of transfiguration #descent from the cross #interior #lancet window #restored #resurrection #road to Emaeus #scourging #stained glass #transfiguration #washing of feet #west side

Window 034 - The Apostles (restored, detail)

• Row 10: Jesus speaks of his coming death; Last Supper; Washing of Feet
• Row 11: Jesus in Gethsemane not the cup, which he pleads not to drink, shaped like the chalice of the Mass; Jesus seized; and the apostles flee.
• Row 12: Jesus appears to the apostles after his Resurrection; the apostles witness him ascending; descent of the Holy Ghost on Pentecost
• Row 13: Jesus as ruler of the world.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Ascension #Chartres #france #Gethsemane #Passion #Pentecost #TCS-photo #Win034 #apostles #cathedral #restored #stained glass #washing of feet

Window 034 - The Apostles (restored, detail)

Some modern frames, marked (*)

• Row 08: Jesus teaches apostles; Others look on; Three men speak (no halos) (*)
• Row 10: Jesus speaks of his coming death; Last Supper; Washing of Feet
• Row 11: Jesus in Gethsemane not the cup, which he pleads not to drink, shaped like the chalice of the Mass; Jesus seized; and the apostles flee.
• Row 12: Jesus appears to the apostles after his Resurrection; the apostles witness him ascending; descent of the Holy Ghost on Pentecost

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Ascension #Chartres #france #Gethsemane #Passion #Pentecost #TCS-photo #Win034 #apostles #cathedral #modern-glass #restored #stained glass #washing of feet

Chartres west side, right portal, Capitals:

• washing of feet.
• Jesus appears on road to Emaeus.
• Jesus' appearance to Peter

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #Emaeus #france #Saint Peter #TCS-photo #cathedral #date estimate #exterior #washing of feet #west side