Root Jesse Window (Épinay-sur-Orge)

Root Jesse window in Épinay-sur-Orge

The Root Jesse Window in the Catholic parish church of St-Leu-St-Gilles in Épinay-sur-Orge , a French commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region , was created in the 16th century. In 1911, the stained glass window was classified as a Monument historique .

description

The three meter high window in the north chapel comes from an unknown workshop. 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

• 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. 80.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Verrière: l'Arbre de Jessé in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 18.6 "  N , 2 ° 19 ′ 25.7"  E