Early Modern · Churches

Church of St Joan of Arc

Rouen

Church of St Joan of Arc is a church building distinguished by a group of 13 stained glass windows dating from 1520 to 1530. These vitraux are embedded in the north wall of the church and come from the choir of the old Saint-Vincent church. The windows were sheltered by the Service des Monuments historiques in 1939.

The ensemble includes works from the Leprince workshops in Beauvais and from various glass painters of the Rouennais workshop influenced by Arnoult de Nimègue. Among the identified scenes are the Life of Saint Peter, Saint Anne, the Triumph of the Virgin or Chariots, the Tree of Saint Anne, the Life of Saint John the Baptist, Works of Mercy, Saint Anthony of Padua, the Saints, the Childhood and Public Life of Christ, the Passion, the Crucifixion, the Glorious Life of Christ, and the martyrdom of Saint Vincent. Several windows are associated with named donors or workshops, reflecting the historical and artistic value of the ensemble.

Map showing the location of Church of St Joan of Arc in Rouen
Location of Church of St Joan of Arc in Rouen

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The Stained Glass Windows

The Church of St Joan of Arc contains 13 stained glass windows dating from 1520 to 1530. They are embedded in the north wall of the church and come from the choir of the old Saint-Vincent church. The windows were sheltered by the Service des Monuments historiques in 1939. Three of them were made in the Leprince workshops in Beauvais, while the others were produced by various glass painters from the Rouennais workshop, influenced by Arnoult de Nimegue.

Stained Glass in the Church

The church contains a notable set of stained glass windows, many dated to the first third of the 16th century. Among them are the Life of Saint Peter, made between 1520 and 1530 and donated by the Boyvin lords of Bonnetot, and the stained glass of Saint Anne, created by Jean Le Vieil in the same period and probably offered by the Confraternity of Compostela. Other windows include the Triumph of the Virgin, also known as the stained glass of the Chariots, commissioned in 1515 and made around 1522 by Jean and Engrand Le Prince, and the Tree of Saint Anne, dated 1520 to 1530. The Life of Saint John the Baptist was made in 1526 by Engrand Le Prince, while the Works of Mercy was produced between 1520 and 1530 by Engrand and possibly Jean Le Prince. The collection also includes Saint Anthony of Padua, the only stained glass made solely in grisaille and silver yellow, as well as the Saints window and the Childhood and Public Life of Christ, donated by the Le Roux family of Bourgtheroulde. Additional windows represent the Passion, the Crucifixion, the Glorious Life of Christ, and the martyrdom of Saint Vincent, the latter donated by the Le Roux family, lords of L'Esprevier. The Crucifixion is described as the former axial stained glass of the Saint-Vincent church.