# Tree of Jesse [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROMANESQUE GLASS PAINTER, French]() - Date: 1101-1150 - Technique: Stained glass window ## Commentary The earliest stained glass to survive from the Ile-de-France comes from Abbot Suger's redecoration of the east end of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Its windows were constructed between 1140 and 1144. They consist of a series of medallions and half-medallions, with deep blue backgrounds; the foreground is occupied by crowded figurative scenes. This format is similar to that of contemporary enamel-work from the Mosan region. The imagery of the Tree of Jesse was based on a prophecy of Isaiah: "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse." It used to be thought that it was first devised by Abbot Suger of St Denis, but earlier examples have been found. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="\#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 3 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/12\_cent/bornelh\_reis\_glorios.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Guiraud de Bornelh: Reis Glorios</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> ## Related artworks - [Abbot Suger]() - [Anagogical window]() - [Ascension of Christ \(detail\)]() - [Ascension of Christ]() - [Censing Angels]() - [Crucifixion \(detail\)]() - [Crucifixion]() - [Signum Tau]() - [St Eustachius]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()