Buffalo Religious Arts Center - Table of contents
North Nave Stained Glass Windows
Buffalo Religious Arts Center Xavier
Hall Gallery
Formerly St. Francis Xavier RC Church
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- Stations of the Cross ##8-7
- Stations of the Cross ##6-5
- Stations of the Cross ##4-3
- Stations of the Cross ##2-1
- Flagellation of Jesus / Jesus in in the Garden of Gethsemane
It is unusual to have the Stations of the Cross depicted in stained glass windows. (Placed in the church in 1913)
These windows are by the F. X. Zettler company, one of the studios in Germany associated with the Munich Pictorial Style. Two of the windows are signed (see one below).
The German studios were favored by Roman Catholic churches in America.
The German studios typically used enamel paints in imitating Renaissance style windows - as opposed to Gothic style or opalescent style, both of which were favored in Protestant churches in America.
Romanesque style churches found in later 11th-12th centuries were fairly dark spaces because of few, small windows, often oculus (round) in shape. The style of St. Francis Xavier RC Church is Romanesque Revival. It is somewhat ironic that Romanesque Revival churches in America used large stained glass windows which were not developed until the later Gothic era (1150-1500) churches and cathedrals.
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North upper clearstory and lower nave windows |
North nave windows |
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Stations of the Cross ## 8-7 |
Stations of the Cross ## 8-7 |
Stations of the Cross ##8-7 |
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Encounter with the women of Jerusalem / |
Encounter with the women of Jerusalem / |
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Encounter with the women of Jerusalem |
The women of Jerusalem |
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Stations of the Cross ##6-5 |
Stations of the Cross ##6-5 |
Stations of the Cross ##6-5 |
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#6 Veronica wiping Jesus'
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Angel holding a Latin cross. |
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Legend of Veronica wiping Jesus' face |
Architectural canopy |
Note IHS on Jesus' clothing |
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Stations of the Cross ##4-3 |
Stations of the Cross ##4-3 |
Stations of the Cross ##4-3 |
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#4 The encounter with his
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The encounter with Mary, his mother |
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Stations of the Cross ##2-1 |
Stations of the Cross ##2-1 |
Stations of the Cross ##2-1 |
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#1 The condemnation of Jesus by Pilate / |
Angel holding a Latin cross |
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F. X. Zettler signature |
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Crowing of thorns / Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane |
Crowing of thorns / Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane |
Crowing of thorns / Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane |
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Crowing of thorns/ |
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Palm branch is associated with martyrdom |
Angel in the Garden of Gethsemane |
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