Wurzel-Jesse-Window (Moncontour)

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Root Jesse window in Moncontour

The Wurzel-Jesse window in the Catholic Church of St-Mathurin in Moncontour , a French commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region , was created between 1530 and 1540. In 1862 the stained glass window was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique .

The three-part window in the choir with a height of about five meters and a width of about 1.90 meters 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 . Above is the crowned Madonna and Child in a halo.

The window was restored in 1891/93 by the Albert Bonnot workshop, with some parts being added.

In addition to the Wurzel-Jesse window , five other windows from the Renaissance period have been preserved in the church (see navigation bar).

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , p. 737.
  • Françoise Gatouillat, Michel Hérold: Les vitraux de Bretagne. (= Corpus Vitrearum ). Volume VII, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2005, ISBN 2-87535-0151-3 , p. 83.

Web links

Commons : Root Jesse Window (Moncontour)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ′ 41 ″  N , 2 ° 37 ′ 58.2 ″  W.