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Bay 200 - The Passion
(All images © Dr Stuart Whatling)
A1 - Kneeling donor (Dean of the Cathedral chapter) B1 - The Entry into Jerusalem (left half) C1 - The Entry into Jerusalem (right half) A2 - The Last Supper (panel 1 of 3) B2 - The Last Supper (panel 2 of 3) C2 - The Last Supper (panel 3 of 3) A3 - The Betrayal / Arrest of Christ B3 - The Flagellation C3 - The Carrying of the Cross A4 - The Crucifixion (panel 1 of 3) B4 - The Crucifixion (panel 2 of 3) C4 - The Crucifixion (panel 3 of 3) A5 - The Entombment B5 - The descent into Limbo C5 - The suffering of souls in Limbo A6 - The three Maries at the tomb ('Quem quaeritis?') B6 - The three Maries at the tomb ('Quem quaeritis?') C6 - The 'Noli me tangere' D - St Maurice E - F -
Index to panels:
First Register:
A1 - Kneeling donor (Dean of the Cathedral chapter)
B1/C1 - The Entry into Jerusalem

Second Register:
A2 - The Last Supper (panel 1 of 3)
B2 - The Last Supper (panel 2 of 3)
C2 - The Last Supper (panel 3 of 3)

Third Register:
A3 - The Betrayal / Arrest of Christ
B3 - The Flagellation
C3 - The Carrying of the Cross

Fourth Register:
A4 - The Crucifixion (panel 1 of 3)
B4 - The Crucifixion (panel 2 of 3)
C4 - The Crucifixion (panel 3 of 3)

Fifth Register:
A5 - The Entombment
B5 - The descent into Limbo
C5 - The suffering of souls in Limbo

Sixth Register:
A6/B6 - The three Maries at the tomb (Quem quaeritis?)
C6 - The Noli me tangere

Upper section:
D - St Maurice
E - St Gatien
F - Christ

Overview:
Direction of reading generally follows a simple left to right, bottom to top pattern, although several episodes are split across two or even three panels. In particular, the Last Supper and Crucifixion scenes, each occupying the full width of the window, help to emphasise the centrality of this axial window (both scenes are of course central to the institution of the Eucharist, celebrated on the high altar directly beneath). The brightly coloured table of the Last Supper, stretching across the three panels, is a particularly bold visual element that atracts the eye, even from the other end of the choir.