Ebstorf, Arisen Christ
ID:
271
Original Country:
Germany
Region:
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)
Sorting Title:
Ebstorf, Arisen Christ
Subject:
This portion of the stained glass windows from the cloister at Ebstorf depicts Christ emerging from the sarcophagus.
Creation Date:
1400-1410
Century:
15th
Style Genre:
Gothic
Work Type:
series
Format Medium:
Glass; Stained Glass
Original Location:
Ebstorf
Historical Context:
The stained-glass windows along the nuns' cloister, created between 1400-1410, were intended to instruct the nuns. The windows illustrate the story of the Speculum Humanae Salvationis, or Mirror of the Salvation of Mankind, a popular devotional work in the later Middle Ages.
Related Work:
Statue of the Arisen Christ; Christ prepared for burial; Ebstorf, Arisen ChristEbstorf, Christ Prepared for Burial
Current Repository:
Ebstorf
Photo Credit:
June Mecham
