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In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significanceA stained-glass window, donated in 1877 to a church in Rhode Island, shows Jesus as a dark-skinned man. Most Western depictions portrayed him as a European, with light skin and sometimes even with ...
The General Composition The story of the Search for the Holy Grail and of its final achievement, as told by Sir Thomas Malory, has been the inspiration of this window. The wonderful possibilities in ...
A Obadiah Slope column At the risk of offending those who think meeting places aka churches should be devois of art, Obadiah ...
The Reverend John Walker paid for the east window of Holy Trinity church in 1470. As was customary during the Middle Ages, Walker's own image was included in the window for which he had paid.
It is believed that “Bob Brewse” is a reference to the renowned king of Scotland, Robert the Bruce, who is buried at the ...
Westminster Abbey has very little medieval glass now remaining but there are good examples of glass from the 18th century to the present day. In the windows at the west end of the aisles of the nave ...
Impressed by the world that “The Stained Glass Window” lays out, Dr. Reed asked if a sequel was in the works. But Lewis replied with emphatic resignation, “No. I have memory problems, not yet ...
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