Question

What was the effect of stained-glass windows in Gothic churches?

They supplied observers with information about European Christian beliefs.


They portrayed medieval battle scenes to warn about the destruction of war.


They showed a society of noble lords and ladies dancing together in manor halls.


They illustrated how the manorial system worked to benefit both lords and peasants.

Answer 1

They supplied observers with information about European Christian beliefs.

Answer 2

The correct answer is the first option.

Stained-glass windows in Gothic churches supplied observers with information about European Christian beliefs.

Step-by-step explanation:

The stained glass windows of the Gothic cathedrals generally evoke the image of Jerusalem as the kingdom of heaven and constitute the collective work of the bourgeois inhabitants of the cities of the late Middle Ages. The themes for these artistic works in glass were taken from the Old and New Testaments, from the stories of the Virgin Mary and the saints. Also often represented activities of daily life .