Christ with the Virgin and Child, St John the Baptist, St Luke and St David
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
1915
Five-light window with standing figures. Angels holding heraldic shields in the tracery.
designer: Ninian Comper
Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
east wall of the chancel
Given in memory of Dr Charles Vachell.
As Charles Vachell was a doctor, it was fitting that Luke should be among the figures. Luke is depicted writing, or perhaps drawing on a book. As he looks directly across at the Virgin and Child, who return his gaze, this seems to be a reference to the tradition that Luke painted a portrait of the Virgin and Child.
Five-light window with standing figures. Angels holding heraldic shields in the tracery.
designer: Ninian Comper
Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
east wall of the chancel
Given in memory of Dr Charles Vachell.
As Charles Vachell was a doctor, it was fitting that Luke should be among the figures. Luke is depicted writing, or perhaps drawing on a book. As he looks directly across at the Virgin and Child, who return his gaze, this seems to be a reference to the tradition that Luke painted a portrait of the Virgin and Child.
Record added by Martin Crampin, Additional contribution by John Morgan-Guy. Last updated on 08-08-2012
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- Christ as adult - Christ beardless
- Madonna: Mary standing (or half-length), Christ-child close to her bosom
- St David
- St John the Baptist
- St Luke the evangelist
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Further reading
Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 222.
ReferencesJohn 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. 4.
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2012. (with a contribution by John Morgan-Guy)
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