Incarnation (Infancy of Christ) Window Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France

Annunciation,
The Annunciation, in which the Archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear a son. Stained glass panel 1 in the Incarnation Window, the central lancet window in the west facade of Chartres Cathedral, c. 1150. Chartres, France. Holly Hayes all photos →

Dating from about 1150, the Incarnation Window (or Infancy of Christ Window) is the central lancet window under the west rose at Chartres Cathedral. It depicts the life of Christ from the Annunciation to the Triumphal Entry.