The Great East Window.
York Minster.
Date: Between 1405 and 1408.
Source: https://www.york.ac.uk/
Author: Coventry Glazier, John Thornton.
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The largest expanse of Mediæval Stained-Glass in Britain.
The Great East Window was made between 1405 and 1408
by a team of Artists and Craftsmen led by Master-Glazier and Glass-Painter, John Thornton of Coventry.
The Great East Window was made between 1405 and 1408
by a team of Artists and Craftsmen led by Master-Glazier and Glass-Painter, John Thornton of Coventry.
Its subject is equally ambitious, depicting The Beginning and The End of all things, arranged under The Feet of God The Father and The Company of Heaven, at the top of the window.
The Beginning, The Seven Days of Creation, as told
in The Book of Genesis, The First Book of The Bible,
opens the main narrative sequence.
in The Book of Genesis, The First Book of The Bible,
opens the main narrative sequence.
The Nave.
York Minster.
Photo: 31 July 2014.
Source: Own work.
Author: Diliff
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The End, and The Second Coming of Christ, based on The Book of Revelation, The Last Book of The Bible, (also known as The Apocalypse), fills the largest section of the window.
The Bottom Row depicts historical and legendary figures associated with the history of York Minster, itself, with the window’s donor, Bishop Walter Skirlaw of Durham (♰ 1406) in The Centre Panel.
The window was conserved and protected by
The York Glaziers Trust between 2011 and 2017.
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Another fascinating presentation, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI am embarrassed to say I knew nothing about the Great East Window nor the other great examples of Yorkminster’s magnificent stained glass art. And its is amazing.
What a theme: The Beginning if All Things and The End of All Things.
A highly worthy theme to contemplate in this secular age of a mentality that “We-Are-The-Beginning-and-The-End-of-All” Age.
Great York Cathedral says it is not so.