Root Jesse Window (Malestroit)

Root Jesse Window in Malestroit

The Root Jesse Window in the Catholic Church of St-Gilles in Malestroit , a French parish in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region , was created in the 16th century. The stained glass window was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique in 1912 .

The tracery window above the south portal was created by an unknown workshop. It shows the root of Jesse , a widespread pictorial motif in Christian art of the Middle Ages and early modern times. The family tree of Christ is represented in the form of a tree that grows out of the figure of Jesse .

The two coats of arms, left and right at the top of the window, are reminiscent of the founder Jean de Laval-Châteaubriant (1487–1543), the landlord of Malestroit and from 1531 governor of Brittany .

In addition to the Wurzel-Jesse window , other windows from the Renaissance period have been preserved in the church.

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , p. 561.
Françoise Gatouillat, Michel Hérold: Les vitraux de Bretagne. (= Corpus Vitrearum ). Volume VII, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2005, ISBN 2-87535-0151-3 , p. 304.

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