Stained Glass Transom Panel Depicting the Entombment of Christ (Fourteenth Station of the Cross), Mary, Mother of Priests Chapel

Description

A close-up horizontal photograph documenting a leaded stained glass transom panel depicting the Fourteenth Station of the Cross: Jesus is laid in the tomb.

The image features:

* Narrative Iconography: The composition depicts Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus carrying the wrapped body of Christ toward the open rock-cut tomb on the left, where Mary stands praying in a red cloak. Inside the dark cavern of the tomb, the stone slab for burial is clearly visible.

* Landscape Details: The right background showcases a rolling green hillside beneath a deep blue sky, featuring a distant view of Jerusalem’s city walls painted with fine line details on ochre-toned glass.

* Stained Glass Technique: Rendered in traditional leaded glass with fine painted enamel detailing that illustrates the drapery folds, facial expressions, grass textures, and surrounding rock face.

* Architectural Framing: The horizontal rectangular panel is set flush into a plastered transom header, completing the narrative sequence of the Stations of the Cross documented along the chapel's interior perimeter.