Abraham and Isaac
detail from Apostles and Characters from the Book of Genesis
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
1869
Three-light window with standing figures of the apostles Peter, James and Paul with Abraham and Isaac, Melchizedek and Noah below. Angels and seraphim above in the tracery lights.
firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
designer: William Morris
designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones
designer: Ford Madox Brown
Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
north wall of the north aisle
In common with many early windows by Morris, Marshall Faulkner and Co. several artists were responsible for different figures. In this case, the apostles were designed by William Morris, Abraham and Noah by Ford Madox Brown and Melchizedek by Edward Burne-Jones.
Three-light window with standing figures of the apostles Peter, James and Paul with Abraham and Isaac, Melchizedek and Noah below. Angels and seraphim above in the tracery lights.
firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
designer: William Morris
designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones
designer: Ford Madox Brown
Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
north wall of the north aisle
In common with many early windows by Morris, Marshall Faulkner and Co. several artists were responsible for different figures. In this case, the apostles were designed by William Morris, Abraham and Noah by Ford Madox Brown and Melchizedek by Edward Burne-Jones.
Record added by Martin Crampin, Additional contribution by John Morgan-Guy. Last updated on 20-03-2013
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- Abraham (not in biblical context)
- James the Great, apostle
- Melchizedek (not in biblical context)
- Noah (not in biblical context)
- Paul of Tarsus, apostle
- St Peter, apostle and first bishop of Rome
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References
Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 120.
John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 190.
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2013. (with a contribution by John Morgan-Guy)
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