veryculturedswine: The Stained Glass of Sainte-Chapelle Interior of the upper chapel (looking northeast), Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France, 1243–1248 This chapel is a masterpiece of the so-called Rayonnant (radiant) style of the High Gothic age, which dominated the second half of the century. It was the preferred style of the royal Parisian court of Saint Louis. Sainte-Chapelle’s architect carried the dissolution of …