When I first found this image, I didn't believe it was from Chartres Cathedral! I thought I had stumbled across a grisaille window from England. But now, it is really from Chartres, from the Digital Library of the University of Pittsburgh.
According to the University website:
[Mary's] face was replaced in the 16th century. Between Mary and the Angel is a vase with lilies. The borders of the window alternate between yellow fleurs de lis on a blue background and elaborate chain-like geometric forms.
Delaporte says these are components of the coats of arms of Navarre and the French Royal Family. These houses had been interrelated since the marriage of King Phillip the Fair of France to Jeanne of Navarre in 1284. Delaporte believes that the donor of this window was the gift of Queen Blanche of Navarre ca 1350. The window was restored in 1918.
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| Chartres Cathedral, Grisaille Window with Annunciation University of Pittsburgh Digital Library; contributed by Philip Maye |
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