Three Stained Glass Windows - Llandaff Cathedral - Cardiff, Capital of Wales.
N 51° 29.749 W 003° 13.105
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'Christ between two kings' - 'Tree of Jesse' - 'Moses with St John the Baptist and St Paul'. Three of the many stained glass windows, located in Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, Capital of Wales.
Waymark Code: WMFDF9
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/02/2012
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Three of the many fine Stained Glass windows in Llandaff Cathedral.
The Jesse Tree widow is shown through the arch of Christ in Majesty.
"Christ with Two Kings 1909
Three-light window showing standing figures of Christ between two kings, and panels below representing Christ's teachings and sayings.
firm/studio: Burlison & Grylls
Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff
south wall of the south aisle".
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"Moses with St John the Baptist and St Paul 1868
Three-light window with standing figures. Musical angels above and in roundels below.
firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
designer: William Morris
designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff
north wall of the north aisle.
The figures are all based on designs by Edward Burne-Jones, each of the roundels below being designs by William Morris".
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"Tree of Jesse 1951
Five-light window. Virgin and child above David and Jesse in the central light, surrounded by sixteen further figures. These are mainly kings, but also include Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. Upper octafoils with the Crucifixion between Mary and John, and the Ascension with two disciples (or perhaps the Transfiguration with Moses and Elijah). Uppermost quatrefoil with Christ in Majesty. A vine, sprouting from Jesse, continues throughout the whole design.
artist: Geoffrey Webb
Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff
east wall of the Lady Chapel".
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