Notre Dame On The Inside - 5 - North Rose Window
by Hany J
Title
Notre Dame On The Inside - 5 - North Rose Window
Artist
Hany J
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Photograph - Original Photo
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Notre Dame's north transept wall consists of a rose window surmounting 18 lancet windows. The wall was built circa 1250-1260 while Jean de Chelles was the main architect of this project. Most of the original 13th century glasswork is still intact, filtering light into a rainbow of blues, reds, greens, browns and yellows. The wide spectrum of colors achieved in Medieval France's stained glass windows was produced by varying both the proportion of metal added to molten glass and the temperature to which the mixture was heated. Impurities in the metals, bubbles in the cooled glass and variations in the thickness of the cut panes would ultimately contribute to the jewel-like quality of finished windows. Colored glass was cut to size by heating or with a diamond. Details (facial features, drapery, foliage, etc.) were painted on with a mix of cullet (scrap glass), copper and Greek sapphire dissolved in wine or urine. This "glass painting" was baked again, stimulating further chemical reactions that yielded visually interesting results. In the center oculus of the north rose window is the image of Mary enthroned holding the Christ Child. Surrounding them are images of kings and prophets of the Old Testament.
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September 27th, 2017
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