Works of Art in the Nave Area

St. Joseph

Medium: Marble

120” x 54 (5/8)” x 13 (1/2)”

St. Joseph

Statue #7


Artist: Tiffany Studios

Title: Te Deum: Christ Enthroned

Date: 1899

Medium: Opalescent & favrile glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

260" x 162"

Te Deum:

Christ Enthroned

#59

This magnificent window, designed by Frederick Wilson (1858-1932) of Tiffany Studios, is comprised of forty-one panels of opalescent and favrile glass. Due to the complexity and size of the window, it was proclaimed to be one of the most “famous windows of this country” (Christian Advocate: 1899). Originally titled, “Te-Deum,” Latin for “We praise, Thee O’God,” it is only fitting to find Christ seated at the throne. Cherubs and Biblical figures decorate the entire window, as all figures are facing Christ in the center. Coincidentally, we find a baby holding a ribbon labeled “Herod”, significant of King Herod’s decree to kill all infants in Bethlehem when he heard a baby was born that would become the King of Jews. This window was dedicated in 1899 to Townsend Young by his wife, Maria Lawrence Young at United Methodist Church, Ossining, New York.

United Methodist Church, Ossining, NY


Artist: Mary Tillinghast

Title: Musical Saints: Easter Window

Date: ca. 1906

Medium: Opalescent glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

136” x 67 (1/2)”

Musical Saints: Easter Window

#60


Artist: J & R Lamb Studios

Title: Untitled

Date: 1906

Medium: Opalescent glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

210" x 72"

Untitled

#61


Artist: J & R Lamb Studios

Title: Oriental Landscape

Date: 1912

Medium: Opalescent glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

188 (1/8)” x 60 (3/4)”

Oriental Landscape

#62


Artist: Tiffany Studios

Title: Marble Window

Date: N/A

Medium: Stained glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

78" x 25"

Marble Window

#63


Artist: Tiffany Studios

Title: Shadow of Darkness

Date: 1908

Medium: Stained glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

129" x 22"

Shadow of Darkness

#64


Artist: Tiffany Studios

Title: Te Deum

Date: ca. 1906

Medium: Opalescent & favrile glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

330" x 152"

Te Deum

#65

Te Deum is a Latin Christian hymn and is short for the title "Te Deum laudámus," which translates to "Thee, God, we praise." Inscribed in the glass is "The Holy Church throughout all the world does acknowledge thee, The noble army of Martyrs praise thee, Amen," which are lyrics to the hymn. What makes this window stand out from other Te Deum windows and artworks is that there is no depiction of Jesus present; all figures are looking up at heaven, where Jesus should be. This can be attributed to the church it was originally located in, where depictions of Jesus are not permitted. The people on the left side of the window are from the Bible's New Testament, while the figures on the right are from the Old Testament, all coming together with angels to worship God.


Artist: Tiffany Studios

Title: Angels of Praise

Date: 1906

Medium: Stained glass

Style: American Art Nouveau


129" x 22"

Angels of Praise

#66


Roman Catholic Altar

Origin: Our Lord Ascension Church

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Roman Catholic Altar

Altar #4

Roman Catholic Altar

Altar #5


Artist: Tiffany Studios

Title: Marble Window

Date: N/A

Medium: Stained glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

78" x 25"

Marble Window

#67


Artist: Tiffany Studios

Title: Christ and a Traveler

Date: 1898

Medium: Opalescent & favrile glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

125" x 31"

Christ and a Traveler

#68

The name of this window is based on the parable of Jesus Christ and a traveler, a moral and spiritual lesson about loving one's neighbor, who is explained by Jesus to be anyone who shows mercy. This parable may be found in the Bible, Luke 10:25. This window however, is an atypical representation of the parable, showing an angel, Jesus, and a woman in worship. The lyrics to the hymn When I Can Read My Title Clear by Isaac Watts are inscribed into the glass, stating: "when I can read my title clear to mansions in the sky, I'll bid farewell to every tear and wipe my weeping eyes." Here, the parable is represented by a woman in prayer receiving this word from Jesus while the angel watches over them with the scriptures in their hands.


Artist: Tiffany Studios

Title: Saint Cornelius and Angel

Date: 1905

Medium: Opalescent & favrile glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

159 (7/8)” x 74 (3/4)”

Saint Cornelius and Angel

#69


Angel

Medium: Marble Statue

15” x 46 (1/2)” x 14”

Angel

Statue #8


Artist: La Casa del Vitral

Designed in 1900 by: J. & R. Lamb Studios

Title: Religion Enthroned

Date: 2019

Medium: Stained glass

Style: American Art Nouveau

141” x 97 (1/2)”

Religion Enthroned

#70

Religion Enthroned is one of two replicas within the entire stained-glass window collection. The original by J. & R. Lamb Studios was commissioned in 1900 by the U.S. Government for the Central U.S. Pavilion in the 1900 L’Exposition Universelle Internationale in Paris, which won two medals: one in execution and the second in design. In the center, a female figure sits on a throne. Behind the seated figure are two angels: Michael, holding a sword, and Gabriel, holding the apostolic double cross. The woman is emblematic of religion and the two archangels are the representatives of the Church Militant (Michael) and the Church Triumphant (Gabriel). Encapsulating the three figures is the Tree of life, symbolizing immortality, the source of eternal life.


Angel

Medium: Marble

15” x 46 (1/2)” x 14”

Angel

Statue #9


St. Anthony

Medium: Marble

23 (5/8)” x 65 (3/8)” x 15 (1/4)”

St. Anthony

Statue #10