Stained Glass Windows

Timeline

1. c. 1150–1220Sainte-Chapelle · Île-de-FranceAs Gothic window openings grew larger, stained glass expanded from small narrative windows to facade-scale window groups, with leaded construction and color formulas gradually standardized and workshop division of labor emerging.
2. c. 1220–1300Chartres Cathedral · Centre-Val de LoireChartres and other sites preserve many original 13th-century windows, showing blue grounds, narrative bands, and rose window schemes, marking the maturity of stained glass as an independent art form and architectural component.
3. c. 1300–1350York Minster · EnglandAround 1301–1310, churches across England, Germany, and France continued installing or replacing large windows, with glass painting tending toward finer lines and white tones, as the International Gothic style influenced window design.