Miracles of Our Lady stained glass window, Chartres

Centre: a statue of Our Lady of Chartres with 4 angels; top: 2 thurifer or incense-bearer angels above the Virgin; right and left: 2 prophets hold phylacteries; bottom: the bishops Yves of Chartres and Fulbert, Fulbert holds a model of the new cathedral. Top medallion of the Miracles of Our Lady stained glass window, 1200, depicting the Glorification of the Virgin, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window was destroyed in 1816 and restored in 1927 under Lorin. 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

13427225

Media ID

45101506

Size

5189px x 4941px (11.6MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen