Root Jesse Window (Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil)

Root Jesse window in Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil

The Root Jesse Window in the St-Vincent-St-Germain Catholic Parish Church in Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil , a French commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region , was created in the 13th century. In 1908, the stained glass window was classified as a Monument historique .

description

The three meter high and 1.20 meter wide window 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 sleeping and further kings of Israel appear as the following branches of the tree . The conclusion is the presentation of Jesus Christ .

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. 84.

Web links

Commons : Window in the Church of St-Germain-St-Vincent (Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 4 Verrières in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 37 '14.4 "  N , 2 ° 29' 17.3"  E