Root Jesse Window (Groslay)

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Root Jesse Window from 1572
Madonna and Child as the end of the tree Jesse

The Wurzel-Jesse window in the Catholic parish church of St-Martin in Groslay , a municipality in the Val-d'Oise department of the French region of Île-de-France , is a stained glass window from 1572 that is protected as a cultural monument ( Monument historique ).

The year of origin of the window is known from a lost inscription. Another window from the same workshop, probably made from the same box , is in the Saint-Ythier church in Sully-sur-Loire .

description

The root of Jesse is a widespread pictorial motif in Christian art of the Middle Ages and early modern times. The family tree of Christ is shown in the form of a tree that grows out of the figure of Jesse , the father of King David . Jesse is shown asleep and the following branches of the tree appear to David and another eleven kings of Israel . The conclusion is the representation of Mary with child.

literature

  • Dominique Foussard, Charles Huet, Mathieu Lours: Églises du Val-d'Oise. Pays de France, Vallée de Montmorency , Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Gonesse et du Pays de France, 2nd edition, Gonesse 2011, ISBN 978-2-9531554-2-6 .

Web links

Commons : Root Jesse Window (Groslay)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description and photo at the French Ministry of Culture

Coordinates: 48 ° 59 '14.3 "  N , 2 ° 20' 38"  E