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Following the Star11

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Following the Star11

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  1. The Magi 11 Following the star

  2. The nativity scene in this 12th-century stained-glass work, at the Basilica of St. Denis in Paris

  3. Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church, the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site. In World War II, the city center of Cologne was leveled by bombings; the Cathedral was the only building that survived. The construction of the Cologne Cathedral began in 1248, in order to house the precious relict "Shrine of the Three Holy Kings". Cologne Cathedral The Adoration Window

  4. Cologne Cathedral Nativity, 15th century stained glass, Sacraments Chapel. Cologne Cathedral Nativity 1280

  5. Cologne Cathedral The Adoration of the Magi from the Bible Window in the Three Kings Chapel Flight into Egypt, 15th cent Sacraments Chapel

  6. Cologne Cathedral Nativity Bible Window 1265 The Adoration of the Magi from the Bible Window in the Three Kings Chapel

  7. J.E.Nuttgens window Madonna & Child in Holy Trinity church, Sissinghurst Kent

  8. 13th century French glass at Canterbury Cathedral with the full story of the Magi

  9. Canterbury Cathedral story of the Magi

  10. Canterbury Cathedral Stained Glass Adoration of the Magi and Shepherds

  11. Anonymous, 15th centuryMusée National du Moyen Âge (Cluny), Paris Stained glass in the chapel of Westminster College, Cambridge. The glass is by Douglas Strachan and dates from 1921

  12. Adoration of the Magi St.Michael Toronto Author: Mayer Co of Munich 1912

  13. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, 1920

  14. detail of the window in the Lady Chapel of St Cyprian's, Clarence Gate in London (by Sir Ninian Comper) ?

  15. Stained Glass, north altar window, Church of the Ascension, Rochester, NY Stained glass studio in Argentina

  16. Sedgeford, Norfolk Late 19th Century glass by Powell & Sons of the Whitefriars workshop Stained glass windows in the sanctuary of First Lutheran Church Knoxville, TN

  17. St Martin's in the Bullring, Birmingham, designed by Harry Harvey of York

  18. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones St. Mary's Church, Huish Episcopi, Somerset

  19. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones St. Mary's Church, Huish Episcopi, Somerset

  20. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

  21. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones St Martin's Church, Birmingham Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

  22. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

  23. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones Massachusetts Boston Trinity USA Nativity window Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898), Nativity (1875), William Morris stained glass window, St. Martins in the Bull Ring, Birmingham city center, south window

  24. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones design for a stained glass window, 1862

  25. Holy Trinity, Barsham, Suffolk

  26. Lincoln Cathedral In memory of Thomas Michael Keyworth a prominent man in Lincolnshire died in 1852 All Saints, Mapleton, East Yorkshire (By Harry Stammers, 1955)

  27. Angelo Lippi su cartone di Paolo Uccello, realizzata tra il 1443 e il 1444 Santa Maria del Fiore a Firenze Natività (1491) cartone attribuito a Domenico Ghirlandaio, Prato - Chiesa di S. Maria delle Carceri

  28. The stained glass windows of Chartres are known around the world due to their famous cobalt blue colour, clear and deep, known as “the blue from Chartres”. Chartres, Cathédrale Notre Dame, the Life of Christ Window, 1150

  29. Chartres, Cathédrale Notre Dame, the Life of Christ Window, ca 1150

  30. Chartres, Cathédrale Notre Dame, The Three Magi consult with King Herod c.1150

  31. Chartres, King Herod receiving the Magi (who are in the panel to the right of this one)

  32. Chartres, Angels tell shepherds the good news of the Messiah's birth

  33. Chartres, The Three Magi follow the star to Bethlehem

  34. Chartres, Enthroned Virgin and Child as part of an Adoration of the Magi scene

  35. Chartres, Cathédrale Notre Dame, The Magi leave Bethelehem after offering their gifts to the Christ Child

  36. Chartres, Dream of the Magi: an angel warns the Magi not to return to Herod (Detail of the Life of Christ Window)

  37. Madonna and Child, Edward Burne-Jones, example of stained glass from Arts and Crafts Movement. Winchester Cathedral.

  38. Text and pictures: Internet All  copyrights  belong to their  respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda http://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2012 Sound: Lonely Christmas-The Three Degrees

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