St David and King David

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales

1924

Two-light window, standing figures.

size: 38 cm (width of each light)
artist: Theodore Baily

Church of St David, Caldey Island
south wall of the nave

The artist has here departed from traditional iconography, as King David is shown with a sceptre, and not with the harp, the musical instrument with which he is closely associated.

Record added by Martin Crampin, Additional contribution by John Morgan-Guy. Last updated on 20-12-2011

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References

Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2004), p. 139.

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2011. (with a contribution by John Morgan-Guy)
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/570 (accessed 23 December 2024)

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