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Alan Santillo | all galleries >> Hampshire with forays into Sussex and Surrey 2013 and 2015 >> 2013 - Hamshire with forays into Sussex and Surrey > IMG_4790.jpg Winchester Cathedral - Medieval wall paintings in the Chapel of the holy Seplchre - 12th c - © A Santillo 2013
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IMG_4790.jpg Winchester Cathedral - Medieval wall paintings in the Chapel of the holy Seplchre - 12th c - © A Santillo 2013

Winchester Cathedral - Medieval wall paintings in the Chapel of the holy Sepulchre - 12th c wall paintings showing the Deposition and Entombment of Christ. Above them is the early 13th c figure of Christ in Majesty. These paintings suddenly started to appear in 1968. This mural over the altar shows Jesus being laid in his tomb, a soldier in chain mail and the Golden domed Mosque both of which are historically incorrect. This original mural was overlaid by a new mural which was commissioned to correct these mistakes, but introduced it's own historical inconsistencies. The overlaid mural was removed and reconstructed on the wall opposite in the Chapel.


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