Christ is Laid in the Tomb
detail from The Crucifixion, Laying in the Tomb, Resurrection and Ascension
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales | 1883 Two-light window.technique: stained glass size: 45 cm (width of each light) [approx] Church of St Peter, Llanbedr, Gwynedd east wall of the chancel In an unusual sixteenth-century Flemish style, the window could be the work of Burlison & Grylls. Latin inscriptions. Given in memory of Berkeley Smith (died 1871). |
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- Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers
- Christ's entombment [Matthew 27:59-61; Mark 15:46-47; Luke 23:53-56; John 19:39-42]
- Crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood [John 19:25-27]
- Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, 'Oelberg': Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane during the night [Matthew 26:37-45; Mark 14:33-41; Luke 22:40-46]
- Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' [John 19:4-6]
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References
Richard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 620.
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Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
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