Virgin and Child

window, Chartres, France
Also known as: “La Belle Verrière”

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12th-century stained glass

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    In stained glass: 12th century

    …Canterbury or like the well-known Virgin and Child known as La Belle Verrière at Chartres. The most important feature of the 12th century, however, was the development of the narrative window, consisting of a series of medallions painted with pictorial subjects. This type of window was, so far as is…

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