MedievalArt.org.uk - Photographs by Stuart Whatling

Poitiers Cathedral - the Medieval Stained Glass

100) Crucifixion (12th Century)

101) St Lawrence

102) SS. Peter & Paul

105a) Abraham & Isaac
105b) Lot

106a) Childhood of Christ
106b) Passion

111a) 2nd Joseph Window
111b) 1st Joseph Window

112a) Job
112b) Prodigal Son

117a) Joshua
117b) Joshua

118a) Balaam
118b) Moses

120) Grisaille glass

Overview:

I first photographed Poitiers Cathedral in September 2006 when I was still very new to the art of stained glass photography and lacked the necessary long lenses. The results were generally disappointing, which led me to try again in March 2009. Although the relatively poor condition of the glass at Poitiers means that photography will always be difficult, results this time were much better.

The Gertrude and Robert Metcalf archive at Princeton also has a number of images of these windows but it isn't very easy to navigate and the Poitiers entries use an archaic window numbering system - I will try to add a concordance between the CVMA and earlier numberings when I get time.