The Sunday Christ
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
On public display.
- Checked
- 9 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
The Sunday Christ is a particular form of medieval imagery intended for parish audiences. The Sabbatarian movement promoted Sunday as a sacred day, believing that those who worked on Sunday contributed directly to Christ's suffering. Christ is portrayed as Man of Sorrows, flanked and pierced by workmen's tools. This figure would have been placed to a door or chapel and is the only known English example.
The figure was probably originally contained within a wooden tabernacle with shutters. This is a unique English medieval alabaster carving depicting the Sunday Christ.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.1-2010
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 9 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
