GALLERY of STAINED GLASS ART
ROBERT FERTITTA, photographer and curator
Feature II
Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary
The Dominican Sisters of Hope, Newburgh, New York
The Chapel, a Tudor-Gothic design, was completed in 1928, a year after the main building. The stained glass windows were created in Munich, Germany and were installed by the Emil Frei Art Glass Co., St. Louis, Missouri.
In the manufacture of stained glass, the color red is particularly difficult to fire as it requires the artist to mix in some gold. This prevents the red from running into other colors. Red is therefore more expensive. In the beautiful ensemble of 10 side windows depicting events in the lives of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, the artist has incorporated red in each window, varying the amount from one image to another.
The Presentation of Mary in the Temple
The Annunciation to Mary
The Nativity with Shepherds
The Nativity with Three Kings
The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple
The five windows pictured above are on the left side of the chapel, facing south. They receive varying amounts of direct sunlight throughout the year. The five windows on the opposite wall, pictured below, never receive direct sunlight as they face north.
Jesus Blessing the Children
Jesus Telling a Parable
The Death of St. Joseph
The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
The Coronation of Mary
The Rose window faces west, receiving direct sunlight in the afternoon. It is above the main altar and is approximately six feet in diameter. The Blessed Virgin Mary is attended by eight angelic figures, each with its own distinct countenance.
Aside from the eleven stained glass windows, there is a wealth of other sacred iconography in the chapel. Some examples appear below.
The Last Supper is built into the main altar. It is made of Carrara marble, noted for its pure whiteness.
View down the center aisle
Above, the Sixth Station of the Cross, on the side wall of the chapel, and below, Our Lady of Victory, carved out of Carrara marble, in the vestibule.
Two mosaics: St. Thomas Aquinas, above, and St. Dominic, below. They are six feet tall and located on the side walls of the altar area.
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