Mosaic panel
Robert Davison
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1897 - 1901
Materials
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Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire
NT 766546.12
Summary
Venetian glass, decorative mosaic rectangular panels either side of the arch to the Sanctuary, the proper left shows post-resurrection Christ holding a book showing the symbols of Alpha and Omega, the text below the image, 'EGO SUM PRINCIPUM ET FINS', translating to 'I am the beginning and the end', from 'I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last' – Revelation CAP:22 V:13. On the proper right, Christ is depicted holding a flag, the text below the image, 'EGO SUM RESURRECTIO ET VITA', translating to, 'I am the resurrection and the life.' – John CAP:11 V:25. These two images are connected by two thin bands of mosaic enclosing three decorative mosaic roundels.
Makers and roles
Robert Davison, maker Clayton & Bell , designer Frank Loughborough Pearson , architect Clayton & Bell , artist