Annunciation Window (Belle-Église)

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Annunciation window in Belle-Église

The Annunciation Window in the Catholic Church of St-Martin in Belle-Église , a French parish in the Oise department in the Hauts-de-France region , was created in the 16th century. The stained glass window was included in the list of listed buildings ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique in 1905 .

Window no. 1 is 1.50 meters wide and 1.20 meters high, it depicts the Annunciation . The Archangel Gabriel approaches from the right, his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing , the kneeling and praying Mary . A dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit, hovers over her . In the middle of the tracery is God the Father with Tiara to see and globe. Two coats of arms are attached to the right and left.

literature

  • Louis Grodecki , Françoise Perrot, Jean Taralon (eds.): Les vitraux de Paris, de la région parisienne, de la Picardie et du Nord-Pas-de-Calais . (= Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi ). Récensement des vitraux anciens de la France. Volume 1, Éditions du Center National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris 1978, ISBN 2-222-02263-0 , p. 184.

Web links

Commons : Window of the Church of St-Martin (Belle-Église)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annonciation in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '31 "  N , 2 ° 13' 5.2"  E