The Risen Christ
Photo © Martin Crampin | 1989 Standing figure of Christ in a mandorla, at the centre of a five-light window, surrounded by symbols in roundels.technique: stained glass artist: John Petts Church of St Mary, Brecon, Powys east wall of the chancel The window displaced glass of 1856 by Charles Gibbs, described by Richard Haslam as 'bright and mainly decorative.' |
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- 'Ichthys' - symbol of Christ
- alpha and omega - symbol of God the Father [Revelation 1:8; Revelation 1:11; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13]
- cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet)
- Chrismon and derived forms - symbol of Christ
- lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' - symbol of Christ
- the Eucharist - the fourth of the seven sacraments
- the four symbols of the evangelists, 'the apocalyptic beasts' [Revelation 4:6-8]
- three interlocked circles - Trinity
- vine
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Further reading
Alison Smith, 'Light, Colour and the Bible: The Stained Glass Windows of John Petts (1914-91)' (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010), p. 233.
ReferencesRichard Haslam, The Buildings of Wales: Powys (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: 1979), p. 297.
Alison Smith, 'John Petts: Designer-Craftsman 1914-1991' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. xix, no. 2 (1991–3), p. 228.
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