Cambridge, Jesus College Chapel
South transept west 2
Entries in grey are not obtained from documentary evidence, but are inferred from content, context, etc.
- Date of manufacture and insertion
- Number of lights
- 3
- Maker
- Morris, William & Co
- Main subject
The predellas depict scenes in Heaven following the Ascension.2a. 2b. 2c. 1a. 1b. 1c. - Subject type
- Figurative historical
- Design
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- BJ 19 (2b)
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- . Stratton, St Andrew, Chancel east. 2d.
- . Tavistock, St Eustachius, North aisle east. 3e.
- Notes
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- P Gardner-Smith, Chanticleer , Michaelmas , pp 14–16.
Whole window
sibylla erythrea (The Erythraean Sibyl)
2a. The sibyl holds a rose in her left hand, and a flaming sword in her right hand.
sanctus ioannes (St John)
2b. St John holds a book and quill pen and his symbol, an eagle, is above his shoulders.
sibylla tiburtina (The Tiburtine Sibyl)
2c. The sibyl has a lion’s skin draped over her, and holds her robe in her hands. In the top right is a representation of the Virgin and Child. Burne-Jones’ cartoon is in Birmingham City Art Gallery (1927P424).
animæ cum carne aderunt quas judicet ipse (Seated before Him are souls in the flesh for His judgement) (from a Greek acrostic attributed to a sibyl and translated into Latin by St Augustine of Hippo, De civitate Dei Book 18 Chapter 23)
1a. The Ascension of Christ. Christ rises, in front of four angels in a row.
deum cernent celsum cum sanctis (O God, the believing and faithless alike shall behold Thee) (from a Greek acrostic attributed to a sibyl and translated into Latin by St Augustine of Hippo, De civitate Dei Book 18 Chapter 23)
1b. Worship of the Lamb (Agnus Dei). The lamb stands on a mound, surrounded by angels.
ego sum in patre meo et vos in me et ego in vobis (I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you) ()
1c. The Vision of St Stephen (the Holy Trinity). God is on the left, with the Holy Spirit represented by a dove in the centre, and on the right Christ holds the orb ().
2b. St John, comparison image.