Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Britain / Canterbury / Cathedral / Corona / window I (Typological Redemption Window)

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Stained Glass / Canterbury Cathedral / Typological Redemption Window (Corona)
Old Testament / Genesis / Noah / The Flood (Gen. 6:1-9:17) / Noah sends forth the dove for the second time, it returns with an olive branch (Gen. 8: 10-11)
Old Testament / Exodus / Moses and the burning bush / Moses sees a burning bush and approaches (Exod. 3:1-3)
Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / The war between Saul and David (1 Kings 19-31) / David flees from Saul (1 Kings 19-20) / Michol helps Davids escape through the window (1 Kings 19:12, cf. title of Psalm 58)
Old Testament / Jonas (A.V. Jonah) / Jonas disgorged by the sea-monster (2:11)
Life of Christ / After the Passion / Resurrection / Christ stepping out of the tomb / Tomb open / Christ's foot on edge of sarcophagus

Further details

In the centre the Resurrection (panel 29), surrounded by Noe in the Ark (left, 28), Moses and the Burning Bush (bottom, 23), David's escape with Michol's help (right, 30), and Jonah cast up by the whale (top, 33). Apart from Jonas and Moses chiefly 19th-century replacements,Iconography problematic

Artist or creator

English

Date

1200 (circa)

Location

Canterbury, Christ Church Cathedral, Corona (I (East), 3rd register)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (The Warburg Institute) (Photographer (analogue))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Madeleine H. Caviness, The Windows of Christ Church Cathedral Canterbury (Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi, Great Britain, 2), London 1981, pp. 165-172

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