Description
The Jesse Tree Window
Delaporte no. 1, Deremble-Manhes no. 49
Bottom section
According to the prophet Isaiah, Jesse would be the ancestor of the Virgin Mary, and therefore of Christ. (Isaiah 11:1 " And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root."). In the bottom register, Jesse is asleep in a bed. From him, a tree-like vine grows. Crowned men sit in the vine in the registers above; they are flanked by prophets.
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
