The Last Supper, with disciple Judas Iscariot shown clutching his reward for betrayal, a red bag holding 30 pieces of silver. Detail of vivid Renaissance stained glass depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ in the Église Saint-Rémi at Ceffonds, a village in the Haute-Marne department of the Champagne region in northeast France.
Ceffonds, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France: The Last Supper - detail of a colourful Renaissance stained glass window telling the story of the Passion of Christ, made by the master glassmakers of Troyes, historic regional capital of the Champagne region. The scene shows the treacherous disciple, Judas Iscariot, wearing a yellow gown and clutching a red money bag holding his thirty pieces of silver as he dips his left hand into a bowl while accepting bread from Jesus. Soon after the Last Supper, Judas identified Jesus to watching Roman soldiers by kissing him on the cheek - fulfilling Christ's prediction that whichever disciple had dipped his hand in the bowl would betray him. The window, made in 1511, was one of several installed in the village church, the Église Saint-Rémi de Ceffonds, during its rebuilding from 1510 to 1524. Champenoise School stained glass made in the Champagne region - particularly in the workshops at Troyes - was renowned at that time for its intense blues, striking reds, vivid emerald greens and vibrant chrome yellows. Troyenne glass survives in many churches in the river valleys of the Aube, Marne, Upper Marne and Yonne. Apart from vivid colours, it can be identified by the inclusion of small narrative scenes and, as in this example, halos with beaded decoration.
Size: 1866px × 2798px
Location: Ceffonds, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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