Fragment

Art Historical Context

This delicate fragment of stained glass, created in 13th-century France, offers a glimpse into the luminous world of medieval ecclesiastical art. During the Gothic era, such works adorned the soaring windows of cathedrals and churches, where colored light transformed sacred spaces and conveyed biblical narratives to largely illiterate congregations. As a small surviving piece—measuring just under nine inches across—this fragment likely once formed part of a larger narrative window, its vibrant hues achieved through pot-metal glass, in which metallic oxides were added to molten glass to create ...