Interior of the Church of St John the Baptist, Pentrobin
from Scenes from the Life of Christ

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales View along the south wall of the nave from the gallery. larger image

about 1845-1860 Scenes from right to left, south wall: The Annunciation, the Nativity, The Adoration of the Shepherds and the Magi, The Presentation in the Temple. Scenes from left to right, north wall: The Wedding at Cana, Jesus healing the sick, the Raising of Jairus' daughter, the Entry into Jerusalem. technique: painting size: 175 cm (width of each scene) artist: John Ellis Troughton Church of St John the Baptist, Penymynydd, Flintshire nave This series of frescoes relies heavily on the work of a contemporary, the German artist Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869), a Catholic convert who lived and worked for most of his life in Rome. Overbeck was dedicated to the revival of Christian art, and was a founder of the Lukasbund, which became an influential brotherhood of artists known as the Nazarenes.  (ObjectID=52 ImageID=170) Original File Name=_MG_1390.jpg

This artwork is indexed under the following main subject(s):
for other works containing these subjects please click on the links.

• adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)  [Matthew 2:11]
• entry into Jerusalem: people spreading their clothes before Christ on the ass, and waving palm branches  [Matthew 21:1-11; Matthew 21:14-16; Mark 11:12-14; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19]
• Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity)  [Luke 2:1-7]
• miracles of Christ - healing the sick 
• presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon and Anna present  [Luke 2:22-39]
• raising of the daughter of Jairus - miracles of Christ  [Matthew 9:23-26; Mark 5:21-24; Mark 5:35-43; Luke 8:40-42; Luke 8:49-56; Matthew 9:18-19]
• the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel  [Luke 1:26-38]
• the marriage-feast at Cana  [John 2:1-11]

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), pp. 90-1.

Martin Crampin and John Morgan-Guy, Imaging the Bible in Wales (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010), Reproduction and Tradition: The Nineteenth Century.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales