Temple Church Chancel
Although the Great Fire of London did not touch Temple Church in 1666, it was renovated in a Victorian Gothic style by architectural great Sir Christopher Wren (architect of many churches including Saint Paul’s). Most prominent is a large wooden altar in the chancel designed by Wren including the Ten Commandments written in gold letters and detailed wood carvings.
The church was severely damaged by German incendiary bombs in May 1941 in the Battle of Britain. The roof of the Round Church caught fire and burned wooden parts of the church. Fortunately, the wooden altar was stored in a museum at the time. The church was restored and rededicated in 1958.TempleChurchLondonstainedglasswindows
From Temple Church
Temple Church Chancel
Although the Great Fire of London did not touch Temple Church in 1666, it was renovated in a Victorian Gothic style by architectural great Sir Christopher Wren (architect of many churches including Saint Paul’s). Most prominent is a large wooden altar in the chancel designed by Wren including the Ten Commandments written in gold letters and detailed wood carvings.
The church was severely damaged by German incendiary bombs in May 1941 in the Battle of Britain. The roof of the Round Church caught fire and burned wooden parts of the church. Fortunately, the wooden altar was stored in a museum at the time. The church was restored and rededicated in 1958.TempleChurchLondonstainedglasswindows
From Temple Church
Southward Cathedral, Harvard Chapel Stained Glass Window
Founder of Harvard University John Harvard was born in near the church in Southwark. His father was a business associate of Shakespeare’s family and Shakespeare is believed to have been present when John was baptized in the church in 1607, according to Sacred Destinations.
John Harvard is commemorated in the church by the Harvard Chapel, off the North Transept, restored with funds received from members of Harvard University. John was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and graduated in 1635. “The following year he married Anne Sadler and having no relatives left in Southwark, decided to join his brother Puritans to form a godly commonwealth in the New World.
Arriving in Boston, with his library of 320 volumes, Harvard was admitted a townsman of Charlestown and ministered in the 'First Church'. He was described as a scholar and lover of learning. He died childless in 1638. He left his books (of which only one remains) and half his fortune, £779 17s 2d, to the college of Newtown, a foundation for the 'education of English and Indian youth in knowledge and godliness'. Newtown became Cambridge, Massachusetts and the college became Harvard University according to the church website.
Two panels of stained glass windows are the highlight of the chapel. The first is a window given by the then American Ambassador to London, Joseph Choate, in 1905. Depicting the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, it is by an American artist John La Farge. It uses a technique of mixing several colors in one piece of opalescent glass. The second shows the Harvard crest (Veritas, Latin for "Verity" or "Truth") and Emmanuel College, Cambridge with an inscription “This Window, Damaged During World War 2 By Enemy Bombing, Was Restored In 1948 Through The Generosity of Harvard Alumni In The United States of America.” I don’t know the artist that created the window.SouthwarkCathedralstainedglasswindowJohnHarvardchapel
From Southwark Cathedral
Southward Cathedral, Harvard Chapel Stained Glass Window by John LaFarge
Founder of Harvard University John Harvard was born in near the church in Southwark. His father was a business associate of Shakespeare’s family and Shakespeare is believed to have been present when John was baptized in the church in 1607, according to Sacred Destinations.
John Harvard is commemorated in the church by the Harvard Chapel, off the North Transept, restored with funds received from members of Harvard University. John was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and graduated in 1635. “The following year he married Anne Sadler and having no relatives left in Southwark, decided to join his brother Puritans to form a godly commonwealth in the New World.
Arriving in Boston, with his library of 320 volumes, Harvard was admitted a townsman of Charlestown and ministered in the 'First Church'. He was described as a scholar and lover of learning. He died childless in 1638. He left his books (of which only one remains) and half his fortune, £779 17s 2d, to the college of Newtown, a foundation for the 'education of English and Indian youth in knowledge and godliness'. Newtown became Cambridge, Massachusetts and the college became Harvard University" according to the church website.
Two panels of stained glass windows are the highlight of the chapel. The first is a window given by the then American Ambassador to London, Joseph Choate, in 1905. Depicting the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, it is by American artist John La Farge. It uses a technique of mixing several colors in one piece of opalescent glass. The second shows the Harvard crest (Veritas, Latin for "Verity" or "Truth") and Emmanual College, Cambridge with an inscription “This Window, Damaged During World War 2 By Enemy Bombing, Was Restored In 1948 Through The Generosity of Harvard Alumni In The United States of America.” I don’t know the artist that created the window.SouthwarkCathedralJohnLaFargestainedglasswindowHarvardchapel
From Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral West Window Depicting Creation by Henry Holiday
The west window depicts Creation by Henry Holiday. The text under the creator in the center panel reads, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." The text at the base of the center light is the response of created things: "Oh, all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, praise Him, and magnify Him for ever."
Christ is seated in the upper part of the central light and in His hand is the Universe with adoring Seraphim on either side with words "Let the Heavens rejoice and the Earth be glad." Cherubim with scrolls bear the words "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts."
The center part of the three lights are represented by the six Days of Creation with each day enclosed in a circle. The first Day shows the Spirit of God moving upon the face of the waters; second Day shows a firmament dividing the waters above and below; third Day presents the division of Land and Water; fourth Day shows the creation of the heavenly bodies; fifth Day gives the waters bringing forth life; and the sixth Day presents Adam and Eve with a lion and an ox.
I obtained information on this window from Southwark Cathedral by William Thompson.
Thompson writes of the window: "The details exhibit much originality of thought and treatment, and will amply repay the closest study. Ten minutes in the triforium passage, which runs in front of it, would not be time misspent. Opinions will differ widely as to the artistic merits and effectiveness of this window. The subject, on account of its vastness, was an extremely difficult one to treat in the narrow spaces of three lancet lights."
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia.
In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.SouthwarkCathedralHenryHolidayCreationstainedglasswestwindow
From Southwark Cathedral
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Stained Glass Window by Henry Holiday
From the Holy Trinity website on The Crucifixion south transept window:
"In the main panel Jesus is seen fixed to the cross with the two thieves who were crucified with him on either side. On the left side Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of Jesus and Solome, the mother of James and John."
There are 17 stained glass windows created by Henry Holiday of London, all memorials to various members of the Rhinelander family. Holiday made all 17 except for the west window, which was completed by his daughter after his death. The windows are the only complete cycle of windows remaining by Holiday, and the church is one of a few churches in the world in which all windows are designed by one artist, according to church website.
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia.
In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.HolyTrinityEpiscopalChurchHenryHollidaystainedglasswindow
From Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Old Testament Stained Glass Windows by Henry Holiday
From the Holy Trinity website on The Old Testament window:
"Abraham, Joseph and Moses
South (right) Nave Clerestory Windows - Old Testament Windows
Abraham is shown holding a knife and the inscription in the small window reads "By faith, when Abraham was tried, he offered up Isaac" (Hebrews 11:17).
Genesis 22:1-2 After these things God Tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I." He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."
Genesis 22:10-13 Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, ëAbraham, Abraham!í And he said, "Here as I". He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me." And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.
The center panel shows Joseph, Abraham's great grandson, who was sold into slavery by his brothers. He was taken to Egypt where because he was able to interpret Pharaohís dreams, he was appointed ruler of Egypt. The window shows Joseph wearing the robes of an Egyptian ruler and the inscription over him says "Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have set thee over all Egypt." Genesis 41:41.
Joseph saved Egypt from a famine and Egypt became a haven for people escaping famine. At Josephís request, his father Jacob and his family moved to Egypt to survive a drought. They grew into the nation of Israel living in Egypt 430 years until the exodus.
Moses is shown with his face bowed down and the inscription reads "Moses hid his face for he was afraid to look at God."
Exodus 3:2-6 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and lo, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses said, "I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt." When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here am I". Then he said, "Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." And he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God."
There are 17 stained glass windows created by Henry Holiday of London, all memorials to various members of the Rhinelander family. Holiday made all 17 except for the west window, which was completed by his daughter after his death. The windows are the only complete cycle of windows remaining by Holiday, and the church is one of a few churches in the world in which all windows are designed by one artist, according to church website.
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia.
In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.HolyTrinityEpiscopalChurchHenryHollidaystainedglasswindow
From Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Central Cancel Stained Glass Windows "Healing of Bartimaeus and Raising of Lazarus from the Dead" by Henry Holiday
From the Holy Trinity website on The Central Chancel Window:
"Central Chancel Window - Events in the Life of Jesus
The Lower Panel shows The Healing of Bartimaeus - Jesus is shown in a crowd of sick people gathering around him and in the lower left corner is the blind beggar Bartimaeus.
Luke 18:36-43 and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Those who were in front rebuked him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped, and commanded him to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
The Upper Panel is the Raising of Lazarus from the Dead
The upper panel tells the story of the raising of Lazarus who had been dead for 4 days before Jesus arrived. The body of Lazarus is seen coming out of the grave at the request of Jesus, while Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, look on in amazement.
John 11:40 Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. I knew that thou hearest me always, but I have said this on account of the people standing by, that they may believe that thou didst send me." When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus come out." The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with bandages, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go"."
There are 17 stained glass windows created by Henry Holiday of London, all memorials to various members of the Rhinelander family. Holiday made all 17 except for the west window, which was completed by his daughter after his death. The windows are the only complete cycle of windows remaining by Holiday, and the church is one of a few churches in the world in which all windows are designed by one artist, according to church website.
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia.
In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.HolyTrinityEpiscopalChurchHenryHollidaystainedglasswindow
From Holy Trinity Church
Christ the King Stained Glass West Window by Henry Holiday
From the Holy Trinity website:
"20 feet by 15 with a stony arch-like frame, the west window has 15 panels divided into three rows of five columns each.
The bottom row are representations of our earthly life and the middle row life in heaven or paradise. On the bottom row, from left to right, the first panel represents philosophy and poetry with a man holding a piece of parchment and the woman standing by his side and holding a stringed instrument. The next panel is science and agriculture portrayed by a man holding a telescope and a man and woman grasping firmly some agrarian implements. The central panel is the church and government represented by a man in ecclesiastical garb and a king and queen.
The fourth panel symbolizes art and industry with an artist sitting with his brush and painting board; industry is shown by a woman holding some flax and a man clasping a hammer and some steel. The last panel is of music and mathematicsóa young woman is playing a violin while at her side sits a young man with ruffled brow and in his hands a long paper covered with geometrical figures.
The middle row pictures men, women and children strolling happily in a sort of Garden of Eden.
The top row of panels shows Jesus sitting, clothed in the robes of a ruling king, and holding the orb, the symbol of power. His angelic helpers stand on either side of the throne.
The highest part of the window, in the shape of a large four-leaf clover, has four small rosette windows each picturing a knight clad in armor."
There are 17 stained glass windows created by Henry Holiday of London, all memorials to various members of the Rhinelander family. Holiday made all 17 except for the west window, which was completed by his daughter after his death. The windows are the only complete cycle of windows remaining by Holiday, and the church is one of a few churches in the world in which all windows are designed by one artist, according to church website.
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia.
In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.HolyTrinityEpiscopalChurchHenryHollidaystainedglasswindowrear
From Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Ascension Stained Glass Window by Henry Holiday
From the Holy Trinity website on The Ascension nouth transept window:
"In the main panels of the window, the figure of Christ is shown being received into Heaven by a host of angels."
There are 17 stained glass windows created by Henry Holiday of London, all memorials to various members of the Rhinelander family. Holiday made all 17 except for the west window, which was completed by his daughter after his death. The windows are the only complete cycle of windows remaining by Holiday, and the church is one of a few churches in the world in which all windows are designed by one artist, according to church website.
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia.
In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.HolyTrinityEpiscopalChurchHenryHollidaystainedglasswindow
From Holy Trinity Church
Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral Stained Glass Window
I don't know much about the stained glass windows at the cathedral. The only information I have found was that after the Civil War, the Italian community made the church their home and contributed some of the finest stained-glass work in North America to the church according to New York City Architecture.
Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral Stained Glass Window
I don't know much about the stained glass windows at the cathedral. The only information I have found was that after the Civil War, the Italian community made the church their home and contributed some of the finest stained-glass work in North America to the church according to New York City Architecture.
Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral Stained Glass Window
I don't know much about the stained glass windows at the cathedral. The only information I have found was that after the Civil War, the Italian community made the church their home and contributed some of the finest stained-glass work in North America to the church according to New York City Architecture.
Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral Stained Glass Window
I don't know much about the stained glass windows at the cathedral. The only information I have found was that after the Civil War, the Italian community made the church their home and contributed some of the finest stained-glass work in North America to the church according to New York City Architecture.
Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral Stained Glass Window
I don't know much about the stained glass windows at the cathedral. The only information I have found was that after the Civil War, the Italian community made the church their home and contributed some of the finest stained-glass work in North America to the church according to New York City Architecture.
Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral Stained Glass Window
I don't know much about the stained glass windows at the cathedral. The only information I have found was that after the Civil War, the Italian community made the church their home and contributed some of the finest stained-glass work in North America to the church according to New York City Architecture.
Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral Stained Glass Window
I don't know much about the stained glass windows at the cathedral. The only information I have found was that after the Civil War, the Italian community made the church their home and contributed some of the finest stained-glass work in North America to the church according to New York City Architecture.
The Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral Nave
The Basilica of Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral is located in the Little Italy section of Manhattan between Prince and Houston Streets. Construction on the cathedral started in 1809 and was completed in 1815. It was the second Catholic church in Manhattan and the third Catholic church in New York State, designed to meet the needs of the growing Catholic population in Manhattan. When competed, it was the largest Catholic church in the U. S., situated in the middle of farmland and country houses of the rich. Joseph-François Mangin was the architect of the Gothic Revival church; he also worked on the design of the New York City Hall. The cathedral is 120 by 80 feet with the inner vault measured at 85 feet high.
Until 1879, the church was the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which was headed by the first Archbishop John Hughes from 1842-1864. Hughes was a pioneer during the waves of Catholic immigration during the 1840s by establishing Catholic outreach programs and building a tradition of charitable organizations in the U.S., according to the church website. Anti-Catholic rioting in the 1840s inspired by the Know Nothing Party threatened the cathedral. Hughes met the threat by arming the Irish organization Ancient Order of the Hibernians, positioning them on the walls surrounding the Cathedral.
From New York City Architecture: “With the outbreak of the Civil War, President Lincoln invited Archbishop Hughes to represent America as his envoy to France, Spain and England, hoping to dissuade them from aiding and abetting the Southern Confederacy. Shortly after President Lincoln called for troops, the "Fighting 69th" Regiment, lead by Colonel Michael Corcoran, Thomas Francis Meagher and former Congressman, U.S. Attorney and Abolitionist - Captain John McKeon, headed off to what would be the Battle of Bull Run - and they were the only Union regiment that did not flee. The New York Irish Brigade, mainly men of the parish, fought heroically for the Union and the abolition slavery. Many of those soldiers lie in the cemeteries surrounding St. Patrick's.
Seventy-five-percent of the Irish Brigade died in battle. War's end left with many widows and orphans. A few years later, with the emigration of the Italians to America the neighborhood changed from Irish to Italian , giving the neighborhood its new name - Little Italy. The Italian community soon made St. Patrick's theirs and have contributed some of the finest stained-glass work in North America to the church, as well as many vocations.”
Archbishop Hughes envisioned a new and larger cathedral uptown and the church purchased land at 50th and 5th Avenue. In 1879, the new Saint Patrick’s Church was named the seat of the Archdiocese of New York and the original cathedral became a parish church and named “Old Saint Patrick’s Cathedral.”
The cathedral was one of the first sites to be designated as New York City landmarks in 1966. The cathedral was designated a Basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. Currently, Italian-Americans and Dominicans make up a large part of the parishioners.
The baptism scene from The Godfather was filmed at the church along with the scene in Godfather, Part III in which Michael Corleone is honored. A scene form Martin Scorsese’s film Mean Streets was in the cathedral’s graveyard.
Sources: New York City Architecture, Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral website, Wikipedia, NYCAGO.
The Church of Saint Francis Xavier Stained Glass Window
From the Church of St. Francis Xavier Tour Guide available at the church website and at the church entrance:
"There are no figural elements in the stained glass (unique to a Catholic church of this era). Typical late 19th century American decorative style of geometric shapes and quilting patterns and the abundance of flora found in the U.S. were used by the architect, Patrick Keely, to pay homage to his new American home."SaintFrancisXavierchurchstainedglasswindow
From Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Jean Baptiste Catholic Church Stained Glass Windows
From the Saint Jean Baptiste website, number 4:
"Saint Jean Baptiste features several sets of stained glass windows. The most important and visually dominant are the windows of the nave (including the apsidal chapels) and clerestory (second level). These beautiful windows were designed and crafted by the Chartres, France, atelier of Charles Lorin between 1914 and 1919. Due to the danger of shipping during World War I, they were kept in France and, therefore, not installed until 1920. Along with the Lorin windows in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, these are the only examples in New York of the superb craftsmanship of this workshop.
Like most of the church’s decorative elements, the windows reflect the Eucharistic focus of Saint Jean Baptiste and the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. The nave windows depict events in the life of Christ (mostly on the north wall) and subsequent Eucharistic events or doctrines in the life of the Catholic Church (south wall). The clerestory windows depict Old Testament scenes that are pre-figurations of the events in the lower windows, once again with an emphasis on those that pre-figure the Eucharist. The forms and compositions of the designs may be traced to the great tradition of French classicizing history painting, from Poussin in the seventeenth century to nineteenth-century masters such as Ingres and his followers."
From the website of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin:
“The “Lorin de Chartres” Studio or Atelier Lorin was founded by Nicolas Lorin (1815 – 1882), a master of painted and stained French art glass, in 1863. His wife, Madame Veuve Lorin and his son Charles Lorin (1874 – 1940) took over the studio upon Nicolas’ death. The Lorin Studio restored medieval glass and created many stained glass windows around the world including windows in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the Cathedral Notre Dame de Chartres in France, the Miracle of St. Nicolas in the Monaco Cathedral, and the Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste in New York. Today the Lorin Company is the oldest stained glass workshop in Chartres. Chartres is noted for its stained glass designs and is the home of Centre International du Vitrail Museum dedicated to stained glass technology.
Jacques-Louis David and Jean-August Ingres, two important French neo-classical painters who weren’t known for their religious works, influenced Nicolas and Charles Lorin but the inspiration might have come from their style. Charles Alexandre Crauk, a painter of religious and historical paintings and head of the Lorin drawing studio, was also influenced by the neoclassical style. The neoclassical artists were known for an artistic style that emphasized symmetry, austerity, clean lines, a revival of the classical themes of history and mythology, attention to detail, bold figures in sharp vibrant colors, and a quest for beauty. The neoclassical paintings had clear, bold outlines against pastel or darker back grounds, enhancing the important figures or groups within the scene. The effects of light were not a mere accident, in most cases, light signaled vitality, darkness represented death.”JeanBaptisteCatholicchurchstainedglasswindowCharlesLorin
From Charles Lorin
Saint Jean Baptiste Catholic Church Stained Glass Windows
From the Saint Jean Baptiste website, number 4:
"Saint Jean Baptiste features several sets of stained glass windows. The most important and visually dominant are the windows of the nave (including the apsidal chapels) and clerestory (second level). These beautiful windows were designed and crafted by the Chartres, France, atelier of Charles Lorin between 1914 and 1919. Due to the danger of shipping during World War I, they were kept in France and, therefore, not installed until 1920. Along with the Lorin windows in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, these are the only examples in New York of the superb craftsmanship of this workshop.
Like most of the church’s decorative elements, the windows reflect the Eucharistic focus of Saint Jean Baptiste and the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. The nave windows depict events in the life of Christ (mostly on the north wall) and subsequent Eucharistic events or doctrines in the life of the Catholic Church (south wall). The clerestory windows depict Old Testament scenes that are pre-figurations of the events in the lower windows, once again with an emphasis on those that pre-figure the Eucharist. The forms and compositions of the designs may be traced to the great tradition of French classicizing history painting, from Poussin in the seventeenth century to nineteenth-century masters such as Ingres and his followers."
From the website of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin:
“The “Lorin de Chartres” Studio or Atelier Lorin was founded by Nicolas Lorin (1815 – 1882), a master of painted and stained French art glass, in 1863. His wife, Madame Veuve Lorin and his son Charles Lorin (1874 – 1940) took over the studio upon Nicolas’ death. The Lorin Studio restored medieval glass and created many stained glass windows around the world including windows in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the Cathedral Notre Dame de Chartres in France, the Miracle of St. Nicolas in the Monaco Cathedral, and the Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste in New York. Today the Lorin Company is the oldest stained glass workshop in Chartres. Chartres is noted for its stained glass designs and is the home of Centre International du Vitrail Museum dedicated to stained glass technology.
Jacques-Louis David and Jean-August Ingres, two important French neo-classical painters who weren’t known for their religious works, influenced Nicolas and Charles Lorin but the inspiration might have come from their style. Charles Alexandre Crauk, a painter of religious and historical paintings and head of the Lorin drawing studio, was also influenced by the neoclassical style. The neoclassical artists were known for an artistic style that emphasized symmetry, austerity, clean lines, a revival of the classical themes of history and mythology, attention to detail, bold figures in sharp vibrant colors, and a quest for beauty. The neoclassical paintings had clear, bold outlines against pastel or darker back grounds, enhancing the important figures or groups within the scene. The effects of light were not a mere accident, in most cases, light signaled vitality, darkness represented death.”JeanBaptisteCatholicchurchstainedglasswindowCharlesLorin
From Charles Lorin
Saint Paul the Apostle Church, High Altar Stained Glass Windows by Mayer & Co. of Munich
These beautiful stained glass windows above the altar were made by Mayer & Co. of Munich, now known as Franz Meyer of Munich, Inc. The firm is famous for stained glass design and manufacturing. Founded in 1847, the firm was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for providing stained glass to large Roman Catholic churches constructed during that period. Wikipedia provides a long list of churches that feature Mayer stained glass windows throughout the world.
The company still exists and the New York Mass Transit Authority is one client. Franz Meyer mosaics can be found at the South Ferry, 86th Street, 42nd Street and 8th Ave., Penn Station, and Bryant Park subway stations just to name a few. For more detail on their work, see the Franz Meyer company website.PaulApostleMayerCompanystainedglasswindow
From Mayer & Co. Munich
Saint Paul the Apostle Church, High Altar Stained Glass Windows by Mayer & Co. of Munich
These beautiful stained glass windows above the altar were made by Mayer & Co. of Munich, now known as Franz Meyer of Munich, Inc. The firm is famous for stained glass design and manufacturing. Founded in 1847, the firm was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for providing stained glass to large Roman Catholic churches constructed during that period. Wikipedia provides a long list of churches that feature Mayer stained glass windows throughout the world.
The company still exists and the New York Mass Transit Authority is one client. Franz Meyer mosaics can be found at the South Ferry, 86th Street, 42nd Street and 8th Ave., Penn Station, and Bryant Park subway stations just to name a few. For more detail on their work, see the Franz Meyer company website.PaulApostleMayerCompanystainedglasswindow
From Mayer & Co. Munich
Saint Paul the Apostle Chuch, Stained Glass Window Above the Altar by John LaFarge
LaFarge also did the windows that line the upper part of the church and the lancet windows in the choir loft.
John LaFarge (1835-1910) was an American painter, muralist, and stained glass window maker. He was born in New York City. Initially intending to study law, he changed his mind after visiting Paris in 1856. He studied with Thomas Couture. Another of Couture’s students was Edouard Manet. See Couture’s frescoes of the Virgin Mary in my gallery on Saint-Eustache. According to to Wikipedia, LaFarge's earliest drawings and landscapes in Newport, Rhode Island (where he studied with painter William Morris Hunt) show originality, especially in the handling of color values.
His first work in mural painting was in the Trinity Church in Boston in 1873. Aside from Saint Paul the Apostle, his other church works include the large altarpiece at the Church of the Ascension and Saint Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University. He created four great lunettes (a half-moon shaped space) representing the history of law at the Minnesota State Capital and a similar series based on the theme of Justice for the State Supreme Court building in Baltimore, Maryland.
He was a pioneer in the study of Japanese art. “LaFarge made extensive travels in Asia and the South Pacific, which inspired his painting. He visited Japan in 1886, and the South Seas in 1890 and 1891, in particular spending time and absorbing the culture of Tahiti. Henry Adams accompanied him on these trips as a travel companion. He visited Hawaii in September of 1890, where he painted scenic spots on Oahu and traveled to the Island of Hawaii to paint an active volcano. He learned several languages (ancient and modern), and was erudite in literature and art; by his cultured personality and reflective conversation, he influenced many other people. Though naturally a questioner, he venerated the traditions of religious art, and preserved his Catholic faith,” according to Wikipedia. Also from Wikipedia, “LaFarge experimented with color problems, especially in the medium of stained glass. He rivaled the beauty of medieval windows and added new resources by inventing opalescent glass and by his original methods of superimposing and welding his materials.”
LaFarge received the Cross of the Legion of Honor from the French Government.SaintPaulApostleJohnLaFargestainedglasswindow
From John LaFarge
The Church of the Incarnation, Faith and Charity by Henry Holiday
From the Incarnation website:
"In the nave is a window designed to show to sides of the Christian character, Faith and Charity, as suggested by the figures of the Virgin Mary and Dorcas (an early pious Christian woman who was raised from the dead by Saint Peter and noted for her good works; she is sometimes called Tabitha). The upper portion displays Christ and again the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus. The inscription reads: In as much as you have done it with one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it with me. The window was designed by Henry Holiday of London, after a design by Edward Burne-Jones, a Pre-Raphaelite painter and close associate of William Morris."IncarnationEpiscopalchurchFaithCharitystainedglasswindowHenryHoliday
From Henry Holliday
The Church of the Incarnation, Faith and Charity by Henry Holiday
From the Incarnation website:
In the nave is a window designed to show to sides of the Christian character, Faith and Charity, as suggested by the figures of the Virgin Mary and Dorcas (an early pious Christian woman who was raised from the dead by Saint Peter and noted for her good works; she is sometimes called Tabitha). The upper portion displays Christ and again the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus. The inscription reads: In as much as you have done it with one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it with me. The window was designed by Henry Holiday of London, after a design by Edward Burne-Jones, a Pre-Raphaelite painter and close associate of William Morris.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchFaithCharitystainedglasswindowHenryHoliday
From Henry Holliday
The Church of the Incarnation, Infant Children by William Morris
Incarnation website: “This pair of angel windows was given in memory of all infant children. Their design is strikingly modern. The individual pieces of stained glass have no shadings. Instead, the artist assembled flat planes of vivid colored glass for a collage effect. The outlines of the figures and other details are painted in simple black lines. They were executed by the William Morris Company of London, a leader in the English Arts and Crafts movement. Morris is considered by many as the “father of graphic design.””
Morris (1834-1896) was an English textile designer, artist, writer, socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and English Arts and Crafts Movement. “He founded a design firm in partnership with the artist Edward Burne-Jones, and the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti which profoundly influenced the decoration of churches and houses into the early 20th century. As an author, illustrator and medievalist, he helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, and was a direct influence on postwar authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien. He was also a major contributor to reviving traditional textile arts and methods of production, and one of the founders of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, now a statutory element in the preservation of historic buildings in the UK.
Morris wrote and published poetry, fiction, and translations of ancient and medieval texts throughout his life. His best-known works include The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems (1858), The Earthly Paradise (1868–1870), A Dream of John Ball (1888), the utopian News from Nowhere (1890), and the fantasy romance The Well at the World's End (1896). He was an important figure in the emergence of socialism in Britain, founding the Socialist League in 1884, but breaking with that organization over goals and methods by the end of the decade. He devoted much of the rest of his life to the Kelmscott Press, which he founded in 1891. Kelmscott was devoted to the publishing of limited-edition, illuminated-style print books. The 1896 Kelmscott edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is considered a masterpiece of book design,” according to Wikipedia.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchInfantChildrenWilliamMorrisstainedglasswindow
From William Morris
The Church of the Incarnation, Christian Nurturing by Henry Holiday
This window embodies the ideals of parental and Christian nurturing. In the lower portion, Jacob blesses his children. In the upper portion of the window, Christ gives His commission to Saint Peter.
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia. In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchChristianNuturingstainedglasswindowHenryHoliday
From Henry Holliday
The Church of the Incarnation, Christian Nurturing by Henry Holiday
This window embodies the ideals of parental and Christian nurturing. In the lower portion, Jacob blesses his children. In the upper portion of the window, Christ gives His commission to Saint Peter.
Christian Nurturing by Henry Holiday
This window embodies the ideals of parental and Christian nurturing. In the lower portion, Jacob blesses his children. In the upper portion of the window, Christ gives His commission to Saint Peter.
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia. Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia. In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchChristianNurturingstainedglasswindowHenryHoliday
From Henry Holliday
The Church of the Incarnation, The Christian Discipleship by John LaFarge
This window represents Christ calling the apostles at the Sea of Galilee. "The lower portraits depict Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Note that in the American-manufactured windows in this church, the faces and portraits are painted in oils onto the transparent glass. The English-manufactured windows in this church use an entirely different technique, where all aspects of the illustration are etched directly onto the colored glass and stained prior to assembly. The painted portraits have weathered over time, and are now protected from weather elements with a outer layer of plexiglass," according to the Incarnation website.
LaFarge (1835-1910) was an American painter, muralist, and stained glass window maker. He was born in New York City. Initially intending to study law, he changed his mind after visiting Paris in 1856. He studied with Thomas Couture. Another of Couture’s students was Edouard Manet. See Couture’s frescoes of the Virgin Mary in my gallery on Saint-Eustache. According to to Wikipedia, LaFarge's earliest drawings and landscapes in Newport, Rhode Island (where he studied with painter William Morris Hunt) show originality, especially in the handling of color values.
His first work in mural painting was in the Trinity Church in Boston in 1873. Aside from Saint Paul the Apostle, his other church works include the large altarpiece at the Church of the Ascension and Saint Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University. He created four great lunettes (a half-moon shaped space) representing the history of law at the Minnesota State Capital and a similar series based on the theme of Justice for the State Supreme Court building in Baltimore, Maryland.
He was a pioneer in the study of Japanese art. “LaFarge made extensive travels in Asia and the South Pacific, which inspired his painting. He visited Japan in 1886, and the South Seas in 1890 and 1891, in particular spending time and absorbing the culture of Tahiti. Henry Adams accompanied him on these trips as a travel companion. He visited Hawaii in September of 1890, where he painted scenic spots on Oahu and traveled to the Island of Hawaii to paint an active volcano. He learned several languages (ancient and modern), and was erudite in literature and art; by his cultured personality and reflective conversation, he influenced many other people. Though naturally a questioner, he venerated the traditions of religious art, and preserved his Catholic faith,” according to Wikipedia. Also from Wikipedia, “LaFarge experimented with color problems, especially in the medium of stained glass. He rivaled the beauty of medieval windows and added new resources by inventing opalescent glass and by his original methods of superimposing and welding his materials.”
LaFarge received the Cross of the Legion of Honor from the French Government.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchChristCallingPeterPaulstainedglasswindowJohnLaFarge
From John LaFarge
The Church of the Incarnation, Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension Stained Glass Window by Henry Holiday
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia. In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchChrist'sResurectionAscensionstainedglasswindowHenryHoliday
From Henry Holliday
The Church of the Incarnation, Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension Stained Glass Window by Henry Holiday
Henry Holiday (1839-1927) was an English historical genre and landscape painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, and sculptor. He is considered to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite school of art, according to Wikipedia.
Holiday was born in London and at age 15 was admitted to the Royal Academy. Through his friendship with several artists there, he was introduced to artists of the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood". This movement was to be pivotal in his future artistic and political life. From Wikipedia: “The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Its members believed the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael in particular had been a corrupting influence on the academic teaching of art, hence the name "Pre-Raphaelite".”
In 1861, Holiday accepted the job of stained glass window designer for Powell's Glass Works. During his time there he fulfilled over 300 commissions, mostly for customers in the U.S. He left in 1891 to set up his own glass works in Hampstead, producing stained glass, mosaics, enamels and sacerdotal objects.
Holiday's stained glass work can be found all over Britain and some of his best is at Westminster Abbey according to Wikipedia. In addition to his stained glass work, Holiday was a painter; his works include The Burgess of Calais, The Rhine Maiders, Dante and Beatrice. He was commissioned by Lewis Carroll to illustrate The Hunting of the Snark. He remained friends with the author throughout his life.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchChrist'sResurectionAscensionstainedglasswindowHenryHoliday
From Henry Holliday
The Church of the Incarnation Chapel of the Nativity Window by C.E. Kempe The Chapel of the Nativity was given by the Constable family, founders of the Arnold Constable department store. The windows and the altarpiece were purchased from a private family chapel in England. Kempe also made the Great West Window in the church.
C.E. Kemp (1837-1907) came from a well-off family; his uncle was a successful property developer and politician in nearby Brighton, and his grandfather was Lord Mayor of London, according to British Express.
He considered the priesthood, but his severe stammer which was an impediment to preaching. Instead Kempe decided that "if I was not permitted to minister in the Sanctuary I would use my talents to adorn it", and subsequently went to study architecture with the firm of a leading ecclesiastical architect George Frederick Bodley, where he learned the aesthetic principles of medieval church art particularly stain glass, according to Wikipedia. From Britain Express: “Kempe travelled around Britain and overseas, sketching medieval window designs. Kempe assisted Bodley on two major church projects in the 1860s; All Saints, Cambridge, and St John's, Liverpool. In 1866 the important stained glass makers Clayton and Bell asked Kempe to design a memorial window for Bishop Hooper in Gloucester Cathedral.
In 1866 he started his own business in London. Kempe Studios began by supplying vestments, stained glass, and church furnishings. The studio was a success, and enjoyed continual growth throughout the late Victorian period. You could say that he was fortunate, for Kempe Studios began in a period when church architecture and rebuilding was in vogue; the spiritual Renaissance of the Victorian period led to many medieval churches being rebuilt. So suppliers of materials and architectural knowledge were in great demand, and Kempe's work, particularly with stained glass, found a ready market of buyers.
Kempe decided early on that he needed to use a trademark, and he chose a wheatsheaf, which appears in the Kempe family coat of arms. Finding the wheatsheaf in a set of Kempe windows is a strangely enjoyable pastime for people who enjoy exploring Victorian churches! Kempe was especially active in his native Sussex, where fully 116 churches boast examples of his work. He did not just deal in stained glass, though it is for glass that Kempe is best known. Some of his most important work was with wall painting, such as that at Staplefield, outside Horsham, West Sussex. Aside from the wheatsheaf trademark, one of the characteristic features of a Kempe design is a strong predominence of yellow.
Kempe's designs - particularly those in stained glass - helped define the style of an age, closely associated with the artwork of the Pre-Raphaelites. When you see a Victorian stained glass window, with its clear, clean colours and romanticised figures, you may not be seeing a Kempe design, but you are almost certainly seeing a design influenced by Kempe.
Kempe died in 1907, and his company was taken over by WE Tower. But Tower did not enjoy the same success as Kempe, and the company folded in 1934.
Kempe never married; he was a shy man by nature, though he enjoyed entertaining guests at the house he purchased at Lindfield, West Sussex. He is buried in the churchyard at Ovingdean, the place of his birth.”
Kempe studios produced over 4,000 stained glass windows.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchChapelNativitystainedglasswindowKempe
From CE Kempe
The Church of the Incarnation Chapel of the Nativity Window by C.E. Kempe The Chapel of the Nativity was given by the Constable family, founders of the Arnold Constable department store. The windows and the altarpiece were purchased from a private family chapel in England. Kempe also made the Great West Window in the church.
C.E. Kemp (1837-1907) came from a well-off family; his uncle was a successful property developer and politician in nearby Brighton, and his grandfather was Lord Mayor of London, according to British Express.
He considered the priesthood, but his severe stammer which was an impediment to preaching. Instead Kempe decided that "if I was not permitted to minister in the Sanctuary I would use my talents to adorn it", and subsequently went to study architecture with the firm of a leading ecclesiastical architect George Frederick Bodley, where he learned the aesthetic principles of medieval church art particularly stain glass, according to Wikipedia. From Britain Express: “Kempe travelled around Britain and overseas, sketching medieval window designs. Kempe assisted Bodley on two major church projects in the 1860s; All Saints, Cambridge, and St John's, Liverpool. In 1866 the important stained glass makers Clayton and Bell asked Kempe to design a memorial window for Bishop Hooper in Gloucester Cathedral.
In 1866 he started his own business in London. Kempe Studios began by supplying vestments, stained glass, and church furnishings. The studio was a success, and enjoyed continual growth throughout the late Victorian period. You could say that he was fortunate, for Kempe Studios began in a period when church architecture and rebuilding was in vogue; the spiritual Renaissance of the Victorian period led to many medieval churches being rebuilt. So suppliers of materials and architectural knowledge were in great demand, and Kempe's work, particularly with stained glass, found a ready market of buyers.
Kempe decided early on that he needed to use a trademark, and he chose a wheatsheaf, which appears in the Kempe family coat of arms. Finding the wheatsheaf in a set of Kempe windows is a strangely enjoyable pastime for people who enjoy exploring Victorian churches! Kempe was especially active in his native Sussex, where fully 116 churches boast examples of his work. He did not just deal in stained glass, though it is for glass that Kempe is best known. Some of his most important work was with wall painting, such as that at Staplefield, outside Horsham, West Sussex. Aside from the wheatsheaf trademark, one of the characteristic features of a Kempe design is a strong predominence of yellow.
Kempe's designs - particularly those in stained glass - helped define the style of an age, closely associated with the artwork of the Pre-Raphaelites. When you see a Victorian stained glass window, with its clear, clean colours and romanticised figures, you may not be seeing a Kempe design, but you are almost certainly seeing a design influenced by Kempe.
Kempe died in 1907, and his company was taken over by WE Tower. But Tower did not enjoy the same success as Kempe, and the company folded in 1934.
Kempe never married; he was a shy man by nature, though he enjoyed entertaining guests at the house he purchased at Lindfield, West Sussex. He is buried in the churchyard at Ovingdean, the place of his birth.”
Kempe studios produced over 4,000 stained glass windows.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchChapelNativitystainedglasswindowKempe
From CE Kempe
The Church of the Incarnation Great West Window by C.E. Kempe The great west window above the main entrance to the nave depicts the Adoration of the Lord as the Risen and Enthroned Christ in Heaven with a gathering of saints and angels. This window echoes the style of fifteenth-century English glass painters and was made by C.E. Kemp of England. Kemp also made the windows in the Chapel of the Nativity.
C.E. Kemp (1837-1907) came from a well-off family; his uncle was a successful property developer and politician in nearby Brighton, and his grandfather was Lord Mayor of London, according to British Express.
He considered the priesthood, but his severe stammer which was an impediment to preaching. Instead Kempe decided that "if I was not permitted to minister in the Sanctuary I would use my talents to adorn it", and subsequently went to study architecture with the firm of a leading ecclesiastical architect George Frederick Bodley, where he learned the aesthetic principles of medieval church art particularly stain glass, according to Wikipedia. From Britain Express: “Kempe travelled around Britain and overseas, sketching medieval window designs. Kempe assisted Bodley on two major church projects in the 1860s; All Saints, Cambridge, and St John's, Liverpool. In 1866 the important stained glass makers Clayton and Bell asked Kempe to design a memorial window for Bishop Hooper in Gloucester Cathedral.
In 1866 he started his own business in London. Kempe Studios began by supplying vestments, stained glass, and church furnishings. The studio was a success, and enjoyed continual growth throughout the late Victorian period. You could say that he was fortunate, for Kempe Studios began in a period when church architecture and rebuilding was in vogue; the spiritual Renaissance of the Victorian period led to many medieval churches being rebuilt. So suppliers of materials and architectural knowledge were in great demand, and Kempe's work, particularly with stained glass, found a ready market of buyers.
Kempe decided early on that he needed to use a trademark, and he chose a wheatsheaf, which appears in the Kempe family coat of arms. Finding the wheatsheaf in a set of Kempe windows is a strangely enjoyable pastime for people who enjoy exploring Victorian churches! Kempe was especially active in his native Sussex, where fully 116 churches boast examples of his work. He did not just deal in stained glass, though it is for glass that Kempe is best known. Some of his most important work was with wall painting, such as that at Staplefield, outside Horsham, West Sussex. Aside from the wheatsheaf trademark, one of the characteristic features of a Kempe design is a strong predominence of yellow.
Kempe's designs - particularly those in stained glass - helped define the style of an age, closely associated with the artwork of the Pre-Raphaelites. When you see a Victorian stained glass window, with its clear, clean colours and romanticised figures, you may not be seeing a Kempe design, but you are almost certainly seeing a design influenced by Kempe.
Kempe died in 1907, and his company was taken over by WE Tower. But Tower did not enjoy the same success as Kempe, and the company folded in 1934.
Kempe never married; he was a shy man by nature, though he enjoyed entertaining guests at the house he purchased at Lindfield, West Sussex. He is buried in the churchyard at Ovingdean, the place of his birth.”
Kempe studios produced over 4,000 stained glass windows.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchGreatWestwindowstainedglassKempe
From CE Kempe
The Church of the Incarnation Great West Window by C.E. Kempe
From the Incarnation website:
"The great west window above the main entrance to the nave depicts the Adoration of the Lord as the Risen and Enthroned Christ in Heaven with a gathering of saints and angels. Around Christ we see the Virgin Mary, Saint Peter, Saint John, Saint John the baptist, Saint Paul, Isaiah, King David, Saint Jerome, Saint Basil, Saint Columba, Saint Hilda, Saint Helena, Saint Stephen, Saint George, Saint Agnes, and Saint Catherine. In the upper portion, there are angels with scrolls bearing the words of the Te Deum. Below them are angels singing and playing their hymns of praise. This window echoes the style of fifteenth-century English glass painters and was made by C.E. Kemp of England." Kemp also made the windows in the Chapel of the Nativity.
C.E. Kemp (1837-1907) came from a well-off family; his uncle was a successful property developer and politician in nearby Brighton, and his grandfather was Lord Mayor of London, according to British Express.
He considered the priesthood, but his severe stammer which was an impediment to preaching. Instead Kempe decided that "if I was not permitted to minister in the Sanctuary I would use my talents to adorn it", and subsequently went to study architecture with the firm of a leading ecclesiastical architect George Frederick Bodley, where he learned the aesthetic principles of medieval church art particularly stain glass, according to Wikipedia. From Britain Express: “Kempe travelled around Britain and overseas, sketching medieval window designs. Kempe assisted Bodley on two major church projects in the 1860s; All Saints, Cambridge, and St John's, Liverpool. In 1866 the important stained glass makers Clayton and Bell asked Kempe to design a memorial window for Bishop Hooper in Gloucester Cathedral.
In 1866 he started his own business in London. Kempe Studios began by supplying vestments, stained glass, and church furnishings. The studio was a success, and enjoyed continual growth throughout the late Victorian period. You could say that he was fortunate, for Kempe Studios began in a period when church architecture and rebuilding was in vogue; the spiritual Renaissance of the Victorian period led to many medieval churches being rebuilt. So suppliers of materials and architectural knowledge were in great demand, and Kempe's work, particularly with stained glass, found a ready market of buyers.
Kempe decided early on that he needed to use a trademark, and he chose a wheatsheaf, which appears in the Kempe family coat of arms. Finding the wheatsheaf in a set of Kempe windows is a strangely enjoyable pastime for people who enjoy exploring Victorian churches! Kempe was especially active in his native Sussex, where fully 116 churches boast examples of his work. He did not just deal in stained glass, though it is for glass that Kempe is best known. Some of his most important work was with wall painting, such as that at Staplefield, outside Horsham, West Sussex. Aside from the wheatsheaf trademark, one of the characteristic features of a Kempe design is a strong predominence of yellow.
Kempe's designs - particularly those in stained glass - helped define the style of an age, closely associated with the artwork of the Pre-Raphaelites. When you see a Victorian stained glass window, with its clear, clean colours and romanticised figures, you may not be seeing a Kempe design, but you are almost certainly seeing a design influenced by Kempe.
Kempe died in 1907, and his company was taken over by WE Tower. But Tower did not enjoy the same success as Kempe, and the company folded in 1934.
Kempe never married; he was a shy man by nature, though he enjoyed entertaining guests at the house he purchased at Lindfield, West Sussex. He is buried in the churchyard at Ovingdean, the place of his birth.”
Kempe studios produced over 4,000 stained glass windows.IncarnationEpiscopalchurchGreatWestwindowstainedglassKempe
From CE Kempe
Saint Thomas Church, Joy and Love (1929) Stained Glass Window by James Humphries Hogan of James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars), Ltd.
This window is in the Chantry Chapel also known as The Lady Chapel, which is dedicated to Our Lady, Saint Mary the Virgin. There are four windows in the chapel-all in honor of women in the Scriptures. One window was completed in 1929 and the other three in 1930. This window is Joy and Love, which is closest to the altar. On the left side, which represents Joy, is Saint Elizabeth with her son John the Baptist and Saint Mary the Virgin holding Christ represents Love on the right side. The four windows were made possible by donations from the Burden family. Thanks to David Daniel at Saint Thomas for information on the windows.
James Humphries Hogan (1883-1948) designed stained glass windows at Saint Thomas including this wondow. He was a noted stained glass artist for James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars), Ltd. of London from age 14 until his death in 1948. He made windows for many of England’s churches including the 100 foot high central windows of Liverpool Cathedral. Some consider the windows at Saint Thomas to be some of the finest designs.
The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, was an English glassmaker and stained glass window manufacturer. The company started in the 17th century but became well known as a result of the 19th century Gothic Revival. In 1962 the company name was changed back to Whitefriars Glass Ltd. It specialized in freeform glass ware until Caithness Glass purchased the firm in 1981. See Wikpedia for more detail.
In 2007, conservation began on the windows. It required three years and $20 million to restore the 9 million pieces of glass. The largest windows each required 4,500 man hours, the labor of one artisan for two and a half years. See the Saint Thomas website and a New York Times article for more detail.
Saint Thomas Church, Longsuffering and Peace (1930) Stained Glass Window by James Humphries Hogan of James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars), Ltd.
This window is in the Chantry Chapel also known as The Lady Chapel, which is dedicated to Our Lady, Saint Mary the Virgin. There are four windows in the chapel-all in honor of women in the Scriptures. One window was completed in 1929 and the other three in 1930. This window is Longsuffering and Peace. On the left side, which represents Longsuffering, is Dorca and Phebe represents Peace on the right side. The four windows were made possible by donations from the Burden family. Thanks to David Daniel at Saint Thomas for information on the windows.
James Humphries Hogan (1883-1948) designed stained glass windows at Saint Thomas including this wondow. He was a noted stained glass artist for James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars), Ltd. of London from age 14 until his death in 1948. He made windows for many of England’s churches including the 100 foot high central windows of Liverpool Cathedral. Some consider the windows at Saint Thomas to be some of the finest designs.
The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, was an English glassmaker and stained glass window manufacturer. The company started in the 17th century but became well known as a result of the 19th century Gothic Revival. In 1962 the company name was changed back to Whitefriars Glass Ltd. It specialized in freeform glass ware until Caithness Glass purchased the firm in 1981. See Wikpedia for more detail.
In 2007, conservation began on the windows. It required three years and $20 million to restore the 9 million pieces of glass. The largest windows each required 4,500 man hours, the labor of one artisan for two and a half years. See the Saint Thomas website and a New York Times article for more detail.
Saint Thomas Church, Goodness and Gentleness (1930) Stained Glass Window by James Humphries Hogan of James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars), Ltd.
This window is in the Chantry Chapel also known as The Lady Chapel, which is dedicated to Our Lady, Saint Mary the Virgin. There are four windows in the chapel-all in honor of women in the Scriptures. One window was completed in 1929 and the other three in 1930. This window is Goodness and Gentleness. On the left side, which represents Goodness, is Saint Agnes and Saint Dorothy represents Gentleness on the right side. The four windows were made possible by donations from the Burden family. Thanks to David Daniel at Saint Thomas for information on the windows.
James Humphries Hogan (1883-1948) designed stained glass windows at Saint Thomas including this wondow. He was a noted stained glass artist for James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars), Ltd. of London from age 14 until his death in 1948. He made windows for many of England’s churches including the 100 foot high central windows of Liverpool Cathedral. Some consider the windows at Saint Thomas to be some of the finest designs.
The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, was an English glassmaker and stained glass window manufacturer. The company started in the 17th century but became well known as a result of the 19th century Gothic Revival. In 1962 the company name was changed back to Whitefriars Glass Ltd. It specialized in freeform glass ware until Caithness Glass purchased the firm in 1981. See Wikpedia for more detail.
In 2007, conservation began on the windows. It required three years and $20 million to restore the 9 million pieces of glass. The largest windows each required 4,500 man hours, the labor of one artisan for two and a half years. See the Saint Thomas website and a New York Times article for more detail.
Church of the Heavenly Rest Reredos and Rose Window
The focal point of the interior is the limestone reredos, designed by Earl N. Thorp and carved by Edward Ardolino, which rises 50 feet behind the altar and frames the rose window.
John Gordon Guthrie (1874–1961), a Scottish immigrant, known professionally as "J. Gordon Guthrie" designed the rose window. Guthrie had first designed windows for Tiffany Studios. He left Tiffany in 1906 and worked for Duffner & Kimberly until 1914. The New York City company produced leaded glass and bronze lamps at approximately the same time as Tiffany. He then worked with Henry Wynd Young (1874–1923) until Young's death in 1923, when Guthrie took over the management of Young's studio. Guthrie began his own firm in 1925, and was active as a stained glass designer until his death on June 23, 1961, according to Wikipedia.ChurchHeavenlyRestEpiscopalaltarstainedglasswindowGordonGuthrie
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Church of the Heavenly Rest Reredos and Rose Window
The focal point of the interior is the limestone reredos, designed by Earl N. Thorp and carved by Edward Ardolino, which rises 50 feet behind the altar and frames the rose window.
John Gordon Guthrie (1874–1961), a Scottish immigrant, known professionally as "J. Gordon Guthrie" designed the rose window. Guthrie had first designed windows for Tiffany Studios. He left Tiffany in 1906 and worked for Duffner & Kimberly until 1914. The New York City company produced leaded glass and bronze lamps at approximately the same time as Tiffany. He then worked with Henry Wynd Young (1874–1923) until Young's death in 1923, when Guthrie took over the management of Young's studio. Guthrie began his own firm in 1925, and was active as a stained glass designer until his death on June 23, 1961, according to Wikipedia.churchHeavenlyRestEpiscopalstainedglasswindowGordonGuthrie
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Saint Bartholomew's Church from 1930 Stained Glass Window by J. Gordon Guthrie
John Gordon Guthrie (1874–1961), a Scottish immigrant, known professionally as "J. Gordon Guthrie" designed this window. Guthrie had first designed windows for Tiffany Studios. He left Tiffany in 1906 and worked for Duffner & Kimberly until 1914. The New York City company produced leaded glass and bronze lamps at approximately the same time as Tiffany. He then worked with Henry Wynd Young (1874–1923) until Young's death in 1923, when Guthrie took over the management of Young's studio. Guthrie began his own firm in 1925, and was active as a stained glass designer until his death on June 23, 1961, according to Wikipedia.BartholomewEpiscopalchurchstainedglasswindowGordonGuthrie
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Saint Bartholomew's Church, Luke Stained Glass Window by J. Gordon Guthrie
John Gordon Guthrie (1874–1961), a Scottish immigrant, known professionally as "J. Gordon Guthrie" designed this window. Guthrie had first designed windows for Tiffany Studios. He left Tiffany in 1906 and worked for Duffner & Kimberly until 1914. The New York City company produced leaded glass and bronze lamps at approximately the same time as Tiffany. He then worked with Henry Wynd Young (1874–1923) until Young's death in 1923, when Guthrie took over the management of Young's studio. Guthrie began his own firm in 1925, and was active as a stained glass designer until his death on June 23, 1961, according to Wikipedia.BartholomewEpiscopalchurchstainedglasswindowGordonGuthrieLukeApostle
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