GALLERY of STAINED GLASS ART

ROBERT FERTITTA, photographer and curator

Feature III

Larchmont Avenue Presbyterian Church

Larchmont, New York

The Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds The stained glass windows are by Nicola D'Ascenzo. Born in Italy in 1871, he immigrated to Philadelphia when he was 21, and resided there until his death in 1954. There is stained glass by D'Ascenzo throughout the United States, most notably at the National Cathedral in Washington and at Riverside Church in New York.

From left: The Presentation in the Temple, The Holy Family, The Baptism of Jesus, The Temptation of Jesus

Jesus Blessing the Children

From left: The Calling of Disciples Peter and Andrew, Matthew the Tax Collector, Jesus Healing the Sick, Jesus Healing the Blind

On the side walls of the church there are ten 2-panel windows at floor level, and directly above them, ten 3-panel windows in the clerestory. (See the church's exterior further down the page.) Six of the ten 2-panel windows appear above, two of them individually and the other four in pairs. The paired groupings may be viewed at a higher magnification by clicking the plus sign that appears in the lower right when the cursor passes over the image. All the 2-panel windows depict events in the life of Christ.

Three of the 3-panel windows also focus on the life of Christ, two of them portray parables of Christ, and the remaining five depict prominent Old Testament figures. D'Ascenzo included thematic material in the left and right panels in only two of the 3-panel windows. In the others, the side panels consist of symbolic imagery.

The Sermon on the Mount

The Good Shepherd

From left: Mary and Martha, The Anointing, The Wedding at Cana, The Raising of Jairus' Daughter

The Last Supper

The Agony in the Garden and The Crucifixion

The 1914 Gothic structure faces southwest, giving the Great Window (above and below)sunlight throughout the year. Also pictured above is a detail of the Rose Window.

The Great Window: 'Christ of the Resurrection'

Moses

Abraham and Isaac

This side of the church receives sunlight in the morning. The windows, both at floor level and in the clerestory, are approximately five feet tall. The clerestory windows are sixteen feet above the floor. Also pictured is another detail of the Rose Window.

Ruth

David

Elijah

The two remaining 3-panel windows, The Good Samaritan and The Prodigal Son, appear further down the page on the left (center panel only).

The Rose Window

Twelve feet in diameter, the Rose Window is located above the main altar. Facing northeast, it only receives sunlight in the morning around the time of the summer solstice. Four details of the window appear elsewhere on this page.

Above and below: two details of the Great Window

The detail above as well as the two details of the Rose Window below can be viewed at higher magnifcation by clicking the plus sign in the lower right corner.

The church's website is at www.lacny.org.