Mittelalterliches Buntglasfenster der gotischen Kathedrale von Chartres, Frankreich - dem barmherzigen Samariter gewidmet. Unten in der Mitte ist ADAM dwellin dargestellt
3772 x 5667 px | 31,9 x 48 cm | 12,6 x 18,9 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2. März 2023
Ort:
Chartres Cathedral, Chartres France
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Medieval stained glass Window of the Gothic Cathedral of Chartres, France - dedicated to the Good Samaritan . Bottom central panel shows Adam dwelling in Paradise, below - At the inn, the Samaritan nurses the injured man back to health, left - God breathing life into Adam, above - God warning Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge, right - God creates Eve out of Adam's rib . Small central oval panel - Tempted by the serpent, Eve tastes the forbidden fruit , left side panel - Adam and Eve conversing beneath the tree of knowledge, right side panel - God finds Adam and Eve hiding their nakedness. Top centre panel - God instructing Adam and Eve how to live in the wilderness, below - An angel casts Adam and Eve out of Paradise , left - Labouring in the wilderness; Adam digs and Eve spins, right - Cain murdering his brother Abel with a sickle, above - Christ in Majesty, seated on the rainbow. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. A story told by Jesus Christ in which a jewish man who was robbed and left for dead was not helped bt many jews passing by until a Samaritan finally took pity on him and helped him even though Samaritans and Jews were enemies. The parable has come to mean "Love your neighbour as yourself" 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. 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
