# Life of the Virgin \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RENAISSANCE GLASS PAINTER, French](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/renaissance-glass-painter-french-re8dad836b5834e>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Stained glass window

## Commentary

The stained glass windows in the church Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais at Gisors represents six scenes from the life of the Virgin. They are executed in grisaille, silver yellow and scarlet against a white ground. These windows exemplify the technical advances and stylistic evolution of the medium of stained glass under the influence of the school of Fontainebleau. This picture represents Zachariah from the Visitation scene. His face and posture derive from Raphael tapestry cartoons, probably by way of an engraver in his circle.

## Related artworks

- [Emblematic Window](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/renaissance-glass-painter-french-re8dad836b5834e/emblematic-window-rac9c4e6105ffad>)
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- [Life of the Virgin \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/renaissance-glass-painter-french-re8dad836b5834e/life-of-the-virgin-detail-r27095af895f674>)
- [Life of the Virgin \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/renaissance-glass-painter-french-re8dad836b5834e/life-of-the-virgin-detail-r6c1a41dcf00381>)
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## Attribution

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