A Short Account of King's College ChapelLittlechild, Walter Poole
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A Short Account of King's College Chapel
Littlechild, Walter Poole
King's College (University of Cambridge). Chapel
1. The Golden Calf on a Ruby 2. The Massacre of the Seed Royal by
Pillar. Athaliah.
3. The Idols of Egypt 4. The Massacre of the Innocents.
falling.[E]
[E] At the bottom are the figures 15017, generally read as a date
(1517).
WINDOW VII.
1. Naaman Washing in Jordan. 2. Jacob tempts Esau to sell his
birthright.
3. The Baptism of Christ. 4. The Temptation of Christ.[F]
[F] Below in front the devil (represented as an old man) tempts Christ
to turn stones into bread. Above on left the two are seen on the high
mountain: on right they stand on the pinnacle of the temple.
WINDOW VIII.
1. Elisha raises the 2. The Triumph of David.[G]
Shumanite's Son.
3. The raising of Lazarus. 4. The entry into Jerusalem.[H]
[G] David enters on left balancing the huge head of Goliath on the point
of a sword. On right are the women with musical instruments.
[H] A man in a tree cuts down branches: others spread garments.
WINDOW IX.
1. The Fall of Manna. 2. The Fall of the Rebel Angels.
3. The Last Supper.[I] 4. The Agony in the Garden.[J]
[I] Christ on left stands and gives the sop to Judas, who bends over the
table from right. He is red-haired.
[J] A cup is shown at the left upper corner, and an angel is represented
as coming down to comfort our Lord. The disciples are shown asleep at
the bottom of the picture.
WINDOW X.
1. Cain killing Abel. 2. Shemei cursing David.
3. The Betrayal.[K] 4. Christ mocked and blind-folded.[L]
[K] Judas kisses Christ. Peter attacks Malchus.
[L] Annas and other Jews look on from above.
WINDOW XI.
1. Jeremiah imprisoned. 2. Noah mocked by Ham.
3. Christ before Annas. 4. Christ before Herod.
WINDOW XII.
1. Job tormented. 2. Solomon crowned.
3. The Scourging of Christ. 4. Christ crowned with thorns.
WINDOW XIII.
The _East Window_ is quite different. For one thing it is much larger,
and has nine vertical divisions instead of five. Here, in the tracery,
in addition to other heraldic badges, is the "Dragon of the great
Pendragonship," holding a banner with the arms of Henry VII. Also there
is seen the ostrich feather of the Prince of Wales with the motto "Ich
Dien."[7]
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