- Image ID
- 4134
- Title
- Jesse Window, c.1150: David and Solomon
- Location
- Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France
- Caption
- King David and Solomon, flanked by prophets who predicted the coming of Christ. Detail of the Jesse Window, dating from about 1150. It depicts the Tree of Jesse, a popular medieval motif showing a family tree of the royal ancestory of Christ. It is based on the prophecy of Isaiah: "there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots" (Isaiah 11:1). This window, the right lancet beneath the west rose, is one of only a few survivors of the fire of 1194 that destroyed most of the previous cathedral.
- Dates
- created July 19, 2008 | added January 8, 2010 | updated January 13, 2025
- Part of Trip
- 7
- Credit
- Holly Hayes
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. May not be copied without permission.
- Camera
- Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
- EXIF Data
- 200 mm · 0.00800 sec · ISO 800
- Image Size
- 4500 x 3298 px (14 MP)
- Quality
- 6
- EdStockPhoto?
- yes
- Art History Images?
- yes