Resurrection and Teaching Window – Chartres Cathedral

Location: South ambulatory, Chartres Cathedral
Date: Circa 1205–1215
Commissioned by: Unknown, but likely associated with clerical donors or cathedral chapter
Restorations: Restored in the 19th century by master glazier Émile Hirsch and again in the 20th century by the Atelier Lorin of Chartres.
Sources used for identification: Corpus Vitrearum, Malcolm Miller’s Chartres Cathedral, visual comparison with known iconographic cycles, and direct image analysis.


Road to Emmaus

Jesus joins two disciples on the road after the Resurrection; they do not yet recognize him.


Supper at Emmaus

Jesus reveals himself while dining with the two disciples who had not recognized him.


Women Announce the Resurrection

A sainted woman reports to grieving apostles that Christ has risen from the tomb.


Christ Appears to the Holy Women

Jesus greets two sainted women, one kneeling in reverence at his feet.


Entombment

Christ's body is laid in the tomb by his followers.


Women at the Tomb

Women discover the empty tomb of Christ.


Crucifixion

Christ is nailed to the cross, with mourners below.


Deposition

Christ’s body is taken down from the cross.


Mocking of Christ

Christ is mocked and beaten before his crucifixion.


Scourging at the Pillar

Christ is tied and whipped by Roman soldiers.


The Last Supper

Christ shares a final meal with his apostles, instituting the Eucharist.


Washing of the Feet

Jesus humbly washes the disciples’ feet before his Passion.


Christ in Majesty

Christ enthroned in a celestial mandorla, surrounded by saints or apostles.


Christ Teaching the Apostles

Christ instructs three disciples, symbolizing spiritual guidance.