Identifier: gloriousglassats00rijk (find matches)
Title: Glorious glass at St. John's Church, Gouda
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Rijksen, A. A. J
Subjects: Sint Janskerk (Gouda, Netherlands) Glass painting and staining
Publisher: Gouda : Society for the Study of the Gouda Windows
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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ord upon the house,they bowed themselves with their faces to the groundupon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord,saying, For he is nood; for his mercy endureth for ever.2 Chron. 7 : 1, 3. Representation. In the foreground, on theright, the brass sea; over it Solomon ending hisprayer. At the top the presence of God is indi-cated by the letters J H V H (Jehovah), fromwhere the divine answer descends to Solomon inthe midst of angels and clouds, the fire comingdown on the offering in the centre.Below on the left the children of Israel, overwhose heads we read the Latin words of adoration:Laudate D(omi)n(um) quonia(m) bonu(s),quonia(m) i(n) s(ae)c(u)l(u)m misericordiaeius. Lower part: THE LAST SUPPER.Representation. In the centre Christ witha nimbus of yellow light; a little higher, on the 13 extreme right, Judas going away, as is related inJohn 13, verse 30. On the left Philip the apostle.On the banner and over Christ we see Latinwords from John 14, verses 8 and 9, spoken at
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Fig. 7. Mary Tudor, Queen of England 1554-1558 - frag-ment from window 7 - Dirck Crabeth 1557 - Photo F.G.G.- See the medallion with the dragon and St. George, patronof the Order of the Garter. the Last Supper by Christ and Philip. Philip isdepicted here as the name-saint of the donor,Philip II of Spain, count of Holland and Zeeland,who is depicted lower down kneeling with hisconsort Mary Tudor, queen of England (fig. 7).The lower margin of the window gives in Latinthe dignities of Philip II, surmounted by thecoats of arms of the donors; there are figures ofangels on both sides. Designer and maker. Dirck Crabeth,Gouda, 1557. 14

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