Panel of clear, coloured and flashed glass with painted details and yellow (silver) stain. Depicting Christ in Judgement. German, ca.1500-10.

Stained glass panel in red, blue white and purple with grisaille and yellow stain, depicting Christ as Judge with the Virgin and St. John flanked by angels with a scene from Hell below.

Given by E.E. Cook Esquire.

Christ is depicted here seated in Judgement. In Christian teaching, at the Second Coming of Christ the dead will rise from their tombs and be judged and sent to heaven or to hell.

Christ is surrounded by angels who blow on trumpets. They are blowing to rouse the dead from their tombs. At the bottom of the panel you can see naked figures emerging from the ground. A devil awaits them to take them to Hell if Christ's Judgment should go against them.

Kneeling in prayer at the feet of Christ are his mother Mary and St. John the Baptist. They are acting as intercessors on behalf of the souls of the dead. In the medieval period there was a strong belief that prayers on your behalf could assist one's soul through the torments of the afterlife. Mary, of course, was most called upon to plead with her son for the salvation of one's soul.

The cult of St. John the Baptist was very strong at the end of the Middle Ages and his high position in the hierarchy of the saints was assured. His name was often called upon for assistance through the afterlife.

Christ is depicted here seated in judgement, surrounded by angels who blow on trumpets. In Christian teaching, at his Second Coming the dead will rise from their tombs to be judged, and sent to heaven or to hell. The angels are blowing trumpets to rouse the dead. At the bottom of the panel we can see naked figures emerging from the ground. A devil is waiting to take them to hell if Christ’s judgement should go against them.

Kneeling in prayer at the feet of Christ are his mother Mary and St John the Baptist. They intercede on behalf of the souls of the dead. In the medieval period there was a strong belief that people could pray on your behalf to assist your soul in the afterlife. Mary, of course, was the most popular intercessor. The cult of St John the Baptist was very strong at the end of the Middle Ages and his high position in the hierarchy of the saints was assured. People often asked him to intercede for them after death.

C.273-1928