4688 x 6978 px | 39,7 x 59,1 cm | 15,6 x 23,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
16. März 2024
Ort:
All Saints North Street church, York, England
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In the 'Great Assize' parable in S. Matthew's Gospel (chapter 25) Jesus teaches that people are judged by God on the basis of their acts of mercy towards the needy: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, welcoming strangers, clothing the naked, visiting the sick, bringing relief to prisoners. Medieval piety referred to these along with a seventh, burying the dead, as the 'CORPORAL ACTS OF MERCY'. This magnificent window illustrates the six Corporal Acts of Mercy from S.Matthew's Gospel. It was given as a memorial to Nicholas Blackburn, father and grandfather of the Blackburns shown at the foot of Window 6. Hence the window itself is the seventh 'corporal act', burying the dead. Each of the three lights consists of four panels. In each light the TOP PANEL is another elaborate canopy. BOTTOM PANELS with kneeling figures usually depict the donors of the window, but these probably went originally with Window 2, since under the Corporal Acts of Mercy were panels, now lost, showing Nicholas Blackburn and his shield. The MIDDLE TWO PANELS of each light are the Corporal Acts of Mercy.
