Not the windows in the church itself but rather those in an adjacent hall. They were moved to St. Etienne from St. Eustache, across the river, when the Germans began shelling Paris in 1918. Why St. Etienne was thought to be safer is a mystery to me, since St. Gervais, not a kilometer away, was struck by a shell during mass, killing more than 80 people. Anyhow, the windows, mostly 17th century, have stayed at St. Etienne's, and most importantly, they are down low where you can closely examine every square inch, up close and personal. They are not Medieval but are no less interesting, even mysterious, in their content...
 |
| Parishioner luncheon |
 |
| Expulsion? 16th century; someone had seen Massacio's Expulsion? |
 |
| St. Etienne's famously curves a bit to the left... |
 |
| Annunciation; among other scenes |
 |
| They are all Biblical scenes, sort of, although sometimes convoluted by 15 centuries of layered interpretation, metaphor; click to enlarge |
 |
| Ever popular Jesus on the wine press image; 33 AD was a great vintage... |
 |
| Personal favorite, unicorn on the ark |
 |
| Not whimsy...someone conceived this, explained it, some authority OK'd it, someone spent days executing it, and days mounting it... someone explain it to me...it's got to be more than New Testament superseding the Old... |
 |
| Abe and the three angels...very definitely Renaissance, not Medieval, but no less of interest; note the angels are walking away... maybe just taxiing prior to take-off... |
No comments:
Post a Comment