Birth of Jesus (Notre-Dame-en-Vaux)
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The stained glass window Birth of Jesus in the Notre-Dame-en-Vaux church in Châlons-en-Champagne , a French city in the Grand Est region , was created around 1525. The Renaissance window has been classified as a monument historique since 1840 .
description
The stained glass window is attributed to Mathieu Bléville , who also created other windows in the Notre-Dame church. The no. 21 window (according to the scheme of Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi ) was from the Guild of coopers founded in Chalons-en-Champagne. The cooper's tools, Klopfholz , Doloire and reduction circles can be seen in the tracery . The window was restored in 1906 by Jean-Baptiste Anglade , with the scenes child murder in Bethlehem and rest on the flight to Egypt being recreated with a few old remains.
The birth of Jesus is shown chronologically in the following scenes:
- Child murder in Bethlehem (bottom left, 1st and 2nd disc)
- Rest on the flight to Egypt (below, 3rd and 4th disc)
- Annunciation to the Shepherds (top left, in the background)
- Adoration of the Shepherds
- Adoration of the Magi
In the center of the tracery is a representation of Majestas Domini surrounded by angels making music.
Other windows in the same church
- Battle of Clavijo (Notre-Dame-en-Vaux)
- Glorification of the Virgin (Notre-Dame-en-Vaux)
- Life of the Virgin (Notre-Dame-en-Vaux)
- Descent from the Cross (Notre-Dame-en-Vaux)
literature
- Jean Fusier: Vitraux des églises de Châlons-en-Champagne . Itinéraires du patrimoine No. 303 ( ISSN 1159-1722 ), ed. from the Direction régionale des Affaires culturelles de Champagne-Ardenne, 2005, ISBN 2-87825-345-0 , pp. 17-18.
Lecture
Web links
- Vie de la Vierge in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)