Gothic: the Belle-Verrière Window of Chartres Cathedral

Hi everyone!

Today we are going to learn more about one of the Gothic main features: the Stained glass technique.
To do that we will look at one of the oldest and most beautiful examples: "Notre-Dame de la Belle-Verrière", called also "The Blue Virgin".
A 12th century window inside the Gothic Chartres Cathedral

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Link to Gothic introduction:
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