Life of St Andrew stained glass window, Chartres

The apostles Philip and Bartholomew (or Nathanael) are in a temple with 2 gold idols mounted on columns. A demon leaps from one of them and they break and fall to the ground in pieces as the apostles pray to God. Section of the falling idols, from the Life of St Andrew stained glass window, 1210-25, in the Apostles chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window has been altered many times, significantly in 1872 but also previously. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13426948

Media ID

45095832

Size

3354px x 3420px (5.0MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen