Scenes from the Passion of Christ
Photo © Martin Crampin | 1873 Five-light window with five scenes: from left to right: Christ in the the garden of Gethsemane; Judas greeting Christ with a kiss as the soldiers come to arrest him; the Crucifixion with Mary, John, Mary Magdalene, Longinus and either Nicodemus or Joseph of Arimathea; Christ meeting Veronica while carrying his cross; and Christ seated as the Man of Sorrows, with the instruments of the passion below. Five angels with the text 'The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord' (Job 1:21) form a predella along the base of the window, while above are four depictions of Christ: as the Good Samaritan, the Good Shepherd, the Sower, and the Light of the World. Uppermost lights depict the Alpha and Omega and angel with the text 'I am the Way the Truth and the Life' (John 14:6).technique: stained glass firm/studio: Alexander Gibbs & Co. Church of St Peter, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire east wall of thw chancel Given in memory of Isaac Horton of Ystrad, who died 23 June 1872. |
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- Christ is mocked by soldiers in Pilate's palace [Luke 22:63-65; Mark 15:16-20; Matthew 27:27-31; John 19:2-3]
- Christ meets Veronica, who has a cloth to wipe Christ's face - carrying of the cross
- crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene [Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38]
- 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]
- Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, 'Oelberg': the kiss of Judas: accompanied by soldiers with torches and lanterns, he kisses Christ [Matthew 26:48-49; Mark 14:44-45; Luke 22:47-48]
- a Samaritan tending the wounds of the traveller - Christ as the Samaritan [Luke 10:33–34]
- angels
- armour
- Christ as Good Shepherd [John 10:1-18]
- Christ as the sower - particular types of adult Christ - human occupations
- crucified Christ with Stephaton and/or Longinus
- hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
- I am the light of the world' - sayings of Christ [John 8:12; John 9:5]
- I stand at the door and knock': image derived from William Holman Hunt's 'The Light of the World' [Revelation 3:20]
- landscapes
- sowing - agriculture
- the good Samaritan [Luke 10:30-37]
- the instruments of the Passion and the five wounded limbs
- the lost sheep sought and found by the shepherd - parable of the good shepherd [Matthew 18:12-14; Luke 15:4-7]
- trees
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Further reading
Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 119.
ReferencesThomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 130.
Martin Crampin, Stained Glass at the Church of St Peter, Carmarthen (Aberystwyth: Sulien Books, 2018), pp. 16–18.
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Photo © Martin Crampin
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