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Title
General View
Contributor
Delaporte/Houvet (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Delaporte/Houvet
Date
January 1, 1215
Identifier
FCW113BGB010
Description
Gothic; The Virgin and Child (arms of Bar-Loupe) Window Deremble-Manhes no. 113B, Delaporte no. 134North Choir ClerestoryAt the bottom of this window is a shield with the arms of Bar-Loupe- azure semé of crosslets or, two barbells addorsed or overall (the arms of Bar); impaling gules two annulets of in saltire (arms of Loupy). Possibly a relative of Regnault de Mouçon, bishop of Chartres (Delaporte, p. 486) or Regnault himself (Corpus vitrearum II, 38).Above is a monumenal figure of the Virgin and Child. Mary is crowned and haloed, above her head, a dove with crossed halo (the Holy Spirit). She holds a flowered scepter in one hand. On her lap sits the Christ Child (crossed halo), holding a book in one hand and making a gesture of blessing with the other.7.03 by 2.21 metersRestored by Lorin in 1920. At that time, he replaced the border, which was destroyed in 1757.; North Choir Clerestory: The Virgin and Child Window
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
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.
Geographic Subjects
France
Chartres
Collection
Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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