Iconography in Color: Saint‑Denis Stained Glass Program

Stained glass at Saint‑Denis is didactic color. Cycles narrate scripture and kingship; chromatic hierarchies guide attention and reading. Windows act as luminous manuscripts for the moving body.

🎨 Chromatic Grammar

• Blue: Contemplative depth, Marian associations.
• Red: Action and sacrifice.
• Gold: Glory and sanctity.
• Green: Creation and renewal.

🧩 Panel Composition

• Lead cames: Draw contours and logic.
• Tracery: Governs panel geometry.
• Light management: Color density vs readability.

Color is theology you can read in light.