38 | July 2019 TheIdealHomeandGarden
Editor’sPick
Rose Window
The rose window of the West Façade of Notre-Dame is 9.60 metres in diameter. The
oldest rose window installed in the cathedral, it dates from 1225 and forms a
halo above the Virgin with Child statue placed in front of it. It has retained
from the Middle-Ages its original glass and tracery. The rose window depicts
symbolic scenes from the Zodiacs and the Labors of the Months. Since 1730, the
interior view has been blocked by the great organ case.“We created the ornate window where the most integral characteristic is the layering of
colour and transparency within the intricate patterns. We decided to play on this aspect
by using sugar work to create a hard transparent disc. The patterns were then translatedinto motifs that resembled those of the original rose window and piped on with royal icing
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