Canada 2012 BK512 #2582 - Christmas: Stained Glass

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Canada 2012 BK512 #2582 - Christmas: Stained Glass
Issued on October 15, 2012
2582 - Madonna and Child in Stained Glass
This image is from one of the more than 150-year-old stained glass windows at St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Kingston, Ontario.
The subject of Madonna and Childhas been part of Christian art for almost two millenia. The earliest recorded appearance of Mary and the baby Jesus is found in a 3rd century wall painting in the Catacomb of Priscilla, in Rome. Since the Madonna is seldom mentioed in the Gospels, early religious artists were inspired by traditions of the time and a significant 2nd century apocryphal manuscript, the
Protevangelium
(or infancy Gospel) of James, which describes Mary's childhood and Jesus' early life. As Christianity spread – and religious leaders emphasized the emotional aspects of Mary's role in the life of Christ – her image grew less formal, and more human and maternal.
Originating with both the Romans and the Egyptions, the creation of colour glass ws adopted by Christian churches of the 4th and 5th centuries. Artisans created windows filled with thinly-sliced alabaster set into wooden frames to give a stained-glass like effect. It was used most extensively in the Middle Ages, as a means of communicating bible stories to a mostly illiterate population.
(extract from Details, volume XXI No. 4 – published by Canada Post)
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