THE LIFE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
Brief description: Stained glass window depicting the life of John the Baptist. Designed and made by Antoine Lusson in 1856.
Stained glass window depicting scenes from the life of John the Baptist. Made by Antoine Lusson in 1856. In the New Testament Salome was the dissolute young woman who persuaded King Herod to execute St John the Baptist. This lively panel is from a large four-light window depicting his life and martyrdom. Lusson was an important figure in the French Gothic Revival. In 1847 his Le Mans workshop was involved in the restoration of the 13th-century glass of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, the most important and prestigious project of its day. The Ely window, one of his very few works in England, is painted in an early 14th-century style and makes extensive use of acid etching of flashed ruby and blue glass.
Object type: stained glass window
Number of objects: 19
Production date: 1856
Production period: 19th century, mid
Designer: Antoine Lusson (1840 - 1876)
Manufacturer: Lusson, Antoine 1840=1876
Dimensions: Height: 1140 mm, Width: 800 mm
Original location: Ely Cathedral Ely Cambridgeshire England Ely Cathedral North Choir aisle
Acquisition: loan 6.1986
Acquisition source: Dean and Chapter of Ely Cathedral
This item is only partly on display
Accession number: ELYGM:L1986.5
