Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St John

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales

1865

Five-light window with Mary and John at either side of the crucified Christ in the central three lights.

designer: John Pollard Seddon
firm/studio: Clayton & Bell

Christ College Chapel, Brecon, Powys
east wall of the chancel

An unusual work for the time by Clayton & Bell, using much clear and pale glass to allow light into the church.

Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 27-02-2018

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Crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood [John 19:25-27]

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sun and moon in the sky at either side of the cross of Christ [Luke 23:44-45]

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References

Martin Harrison, Victorian Stained Glass (London: 1980), plate 16.

Robert Scourfield and Richard Haslam, The Buildings of Wales: Powys (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2013), p. 442.

William Waters, Angels & Icons: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1850–1870 (Abbots Morton: Serapim Press, 2012), p. 363.

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2018.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/1178 (accessed 21 November 2024)

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