Life of Christ. Eglise Saint-Sulpice de Fougères (detail) 1919

Ludovic Alleaume's stained glass art, "Life of Christ," is from an earlier time, yet the echoes of its creation still resonate. Imagine Alleaume, carefully selecting each piece of colored glass, piecing together this narrative. Light filters through, casting a glow on the figures. The pink of the woman's robe is particularly striking, a soft, muted tone that gives her a gentle presence. I wonder about the decisions he made, the colors chosen, the lines drawn with lead. Did he labor over the tilt of her head, the angle of her gaze? And what about those hands, reaching, grasping? How did he get the light just right to capture that sense of yearning? Stained glass is about storytelling, about faith, about light itself, and Alleaume is part of this long artistic tradition, where each artist builds upon the work of those who came before.