1-Stained glass depicting the ascension

 

 

         

 

           – After the bombing of 1914, the church lost almost all of its 16th-century stained-glass windows, with the exception of a very small one depicting “The Ascension” attributed to Valentin BOUSCH, (born in Strasbourg in the late 15th century and died in Metz in august 1540), on the bellows of the stained- glass window of the 7th bay on the south side.

          – The theme of this small fragment therefore corresponds to the ascent. We discover four series of saints grouped in threes and arranged in two rows.

          – The 12 apostles raise their heads to see Christ. Saint John dressed in green, is beardless. Peter dressed in red, faces him. His tunic is the same color as the garments of Christ who chose him to lead his earthly church. The shaft of the cross graphically underlines this special bond between them.

          – We also note that all the apostles are depicted in the lower part of the stained-glass window in a compact but not chaotic group.

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