They cover 2600 square metres in total and consist of 172 bays illustrating biblical scenes the lives of the saints and scenes from the life of trade guilds of the period.
Chartres cathedral stained glass windows.
Chartres cathedral is the home of the most famous medieval stained glass windows in the world.
Chartres cathedral stained glass.
Hardly surprising when you think of the amazing feat of its construction every single piece of the window has some painting on it either forming part of the religious narrative or for decorative purposes.
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The stained glass windows of chartres cathedral are held to be one of the best preserved and most complete set of medieval stained glass notably celebrated for their colours especially their cobalt blue.
The 167 stained glass windows of chartres cathedral built 1190 1220 ce are the most complete group surviving anywhere from the middle ages.
Stained glass window circa 13th century.
To view details of individual windows click one of the enabled bay numbers in the diagram below.
00 the lives of the apostles.
04 the life of st paul.
Most of them date from the early years of the 13th century and they are an exceptional legacy of the thriving artistic intellectual and spiritual activity of a time when gothic humanism was reaching full maturity.
The windows are in an excellent state of conservation and currently undergoing an active restoration phase to return them to their original splendour.
01 the lives of st simon and st jude.
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Restorations have been carried out continuously since the 14th century with important campaigns in the 19th and 20th centuries including that undertaken by nicolas coffetier with the assistance of louis charles auguste steinheil.
With the exception of the romanesque lancets of the west façade and the window of notre dame de la belle verrière reset in the south choir most of the glazing of the 176 windows was accomplished between around 1200 and 1235.
Chartres cathedral is home to the largest collection of preserved medieval stained glass windows in the world.