Melchizedek
detail from Melchizedek with Aaron, Abraham, Isaiah and Peter
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
1891
Seated figures set within elaborate stone arcading. Aaron with Abraham and the young Isaac, and Isaiah with Peter, flank the central figure of Priest King Melchizedek who holds the wine and the host.
designer: John Prichard
artist: William Goscombe John
Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
sanctuary
Figures by William Goscombe John, dedicated in 1892. They are placed under arcading designed by the architects Kempson & Fowler, and made by Clarke's of Llandaff. The reredos was dedicated in August 1890, at which time the intention was to fill the niches with oil paintings. The figures were gilded in the 1970s under the direction of the architect George Pace.
Seated figures set within elaborate stone arcading. Aaron with Abraham and the young Isaac, and Isaiah with Peter, flank the central figure of Priest King Melchizedek who holds the wine and the host.
designer: John Prichard
artist: William Goscombe John
Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
sanctuary
Figures by William Goscombe John, dedicated in 1892. They are placed under arcading designed by the architects Kempson & Fowler, and made by Clarke's of Llandaff. The reredos was dedicated in August 1890, at which time the intention was to fill the niches with oil paintings. The figures were gilded in the 1970s under the direction of the architect George Pace.
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 13-05-2020
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- Aaron (not in biblical context)
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- Isaac
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- St Peter, apostle and first bishop of Rome
- the prophet Isaiah (not in biblical context)
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Further reading
John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 190.
W. H. John, The Parish Church of Cardiff: St John the Baptist (Much Wenlock: RJL Smith & Associates, 1992), p. 5.
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2020.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/662 (accessed 24 November 2024)
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