Jésus meurt sur la Croix - Vitraux 19 de la Basilique Notre-Dame de Gèneve - GT 2026 01 (HDR Pano)
2026-01-03
- Classification
- Photograph
- Museum
- Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
This stained glass window, created in 1859 by the French master Claudius Lavergne (1815–1887), depicts the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Apostle standing beneath the Cross, with Saint Mary Magdalene at the feet of Jesus. The work is located in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart (Herz-Jesu-Kapelle) of the basilica.
Historical Context: The window was commissioned by Abbé Gaspard Mermillod (1824–1892), who later became a cardinal and was instrumental in establishing the Catholic presence in predominantly Calvinist Geneva during the mid-19th century. Lavergne, a distinguished pupil of Ingres, executed the entire cycle of stained glass windows for the basilica between 1856 and 1862, contributing to what art historians describe as the "Catholic reconquest through imagery" in a Protestant city.
Artistic Style: The window exemplifies Neo-Gothic aesthetics with vivid coloration and dramatic composition characteristic of Lavergne's religious work. The artist, trained in Rome under Ingres, brought a rigorous approach to sacred iconography that balanced theological precision with emotional resonance.
Technical Details: Created using traditional stained glass techniques (antique glass, lead,…
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