DIES DOMINI (1880) † NCM 1900-651 This piece depicts the biblical scene of Christ in Judgement. The figure of Christ is presented descending on the wings of numerous Angels. Four Angel heads also emerge from between the wings. Christ's right arm is raised, and with his left hand, he points to the wound on his side. An abundance of drapery falls over the figure of Christ, billowing below and above the figure. 'Dies Domini' means ‘Day of the Lord’ and this work was originally executed as a stained glass window design for the chancel east window of the church of St Michael and St Mary Magdalene, East Hampstead, Berkshire. The original painting is now lost, but it was exhibited in 1880 at the Winter Exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery, London. Founded in 1877 by Sir Coutts Lindsay and his wife Blanche, it was crucial to the Aesthetic Movement because it provided a home for those artists whose approaches the more classical and conservative Royal Academy did not welcome. 30
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