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Bay 10 - Typological Passion
(All images © Dr Stuart Whatling)
01 - Last Supper (left panel of three) 02 - Last Supper (right panel of three) 03 - Last Supper (centre panel of three) 04 - Washing of the feet (left panel of three) 05 - Washing of the feet (centre panel of three) 06 - Washing of the feet (right panel of three) 07 - The spies return from Canaan carrying grapes on a staff (Num 13:23) 08 - King David / The pelican feeds its young with blood from its breast 09 - Passover sacrifice / marking the Tau on the lintels of the faithful 10 - The Angel of Death slaughters the first-born of Egypt 11 - Judas receiving thirty pieces of silver (Matt 26:15) 12 - The Betrayal / Arrest of Christ 13 - Christ before Pilate (washing of the hands) 14 - Christ's clothes are rent by the high priest (Mat 26:65) 15 - The crowning with thorns / mocking of Christ (Mat 27:29) - Panel 1 of 2 16 - The crowning with thorns / mocking of Christ (Mat 27:29) - Panel 2 of 2 17 - The Flagellation (left panel of three) 18 - The Flagellation (centre panel of three) 19 - The Flagellation (right panel of three) 20 - The Sacrifice of Isaac 21 - Elias (Elijah) with the widow of Sarepta 22 - Moses with the brazen serpent 23 - Destruction / burning of the golden calf ? 24 - Carrying of the cross (left panel of three) 25 - Carrying of the cross (centre panel of three) 26 - Carrying of the cross (right panel of three) 27 - Ecclesia and Mary 28 - The Crucifixion 29 - John the Evangelist and Synagoga 30 - God / Christ in Majesty
Index to the panels:
01 - Last Supper (left panel of three)
02 - Last Supper (right panel of three)
03 - Last Supper (centre panel of three)
04 - Washing of the feet (left panel of three)
05 - Washing of the feet (centre panel of three)
06 - Washing of the feet (right panel of three)

07 - The spies return from Canaan carrying grapes on a staff (Num 13:23)
08 - King David / The pelican feeds its young with blood from its breast
09 - Passover sacrifice / marking the Tau on the lintels of the faithful
10 - The Angel of Death slaughters the first-born of Egypt

11 - Judas receiving thirty pieces of silver (Matt 26:15)
12 - The Betrayal / Arrest of Christ
13 - Christ before Pilate (washing of the hands)
14 - Christ's clothes are rent by the high priest (Mat 26:65)
15 - The crowning with thorns / mocking of Christ (Mat 27:29) - Panel 1 of 2
16 - The crowning with thorns / mocking of Christ (Mat 27:29) - Panel 2 of 2
17 - The Flagellation (left panel of three)
18 - The Flagellation (centre panel of three)
19 - The Flagellation (right panel of three)

20 - The Sacrifice of Isaac
21 - Elias (Elijah) with the widow of Sarepta
22 - Moses with the brazen serpent
23 - Destruction / burning of the golden calf ?

24 - Carrying of the cross (left panel of three)
25 - Carrying of the cross (centre panel of three)
26 - Carrying of the cross (right panel of three)
27 - Ecclesia and Mary
28 - The Crucifixion
29 - John the Evangelist and Synagoga

30 - God / Christ in Majesty

Overview:

Typological Passion windows were way of encouraging the exegetical mindset, drawing out the supposed parallels between the Old and New testaments. Here, the Passion narrative (which in this instance seems particularly geared towards Matthew's version) is spread over three blocks of panels, separated by groups of Old Testament scenes which supposedly prefigure or otherwise comment upon those events.
For other typological Passion windows, see the examples at Bourges and Chartres