Yet another of the churches that Louise and I explored during our time in Stamford was St Mary's Church. This time I thought I would share a piece of stained glass from the church.
Stained glass is a beautiful way of allowing light of many colours into a church, with not only interesting images, but patterns of light projected onto the interior of the building. Many windows have a story to tell. Here we find a number of well known bible characters.
On the left is Adam, and on the right Eve. In the centre is Mary, and her child Jesus, and either side of her the archangels Gabriel and Michael.
This is only part of a much larger window, but so often the detail can be overlooked in the larger windows, so I selected just this area.
This is such a beautiful window. You’ve captured the figures so clearly too.
I love stained glass and spend ages trying to decipher the scenes in some of them.
Thank you for the explanation, I wouldn’t have got Adam and Eve at each end.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Stained glass is a thing of great beauty, and well worth a second look. There are wonderful stories contained in stained glass windows. Many have a biblical theme, but some cover a much wider range of fact and fantasy. They certainly add something of value to many of our churches.
Thank you Pat - I cheated a bit with the interpretation of this, and consulted the church website. Often stained glass can be a challenge to interpret, because it reflects the ideas of someone who has a different views to ours. The glass also reflects the history of the period in which it was created.
I love stained glass and spend ages trying to decipher the scenes in some of them.
Thank you for the explanation, I wouldn’t have got Adam and Eve at each end.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Stained glass is a thing of great beauty, and well worth a second look. There are wonderful stories contained in stained glass windows. Many have a biblical theme, but some cover a much wider range of fact and fantasy. They certainly add something of value to many of our churches.
Ian
Thank you Pat - I cheated a bit with the interpretation of this, and consulted the church website. Often stained glass can be a challenge to interpret, because it reflects the ideas of someone who has a different views to ours. The glass also reflects the history of the period in which it was created.
Ian
Thank you Vesna - there were some lovely stained glass windows in the churches we visited in Stamford!
Ian