On the Record: Jan. 10, 1983

From all over France the curious have been making their way to Ize in the Loire Valley, eager for a glimpse of the new stained-glass windows in the village church. These pilgrims are in search not of religious inspiration but of a chuckle. When the chapel was rebuilt four years ago, a glassmaker from Tours had a little private fun as he created the new windows with a touch of Gallic wit. Flanking Jesus in the Resurrection scene on one of the windows are two Roman guards dressed in gladiatorial drag and bearing the...

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