Design for window
late 19th–early 20th century · Gouache, watercolor and graphite on transparent paper mounted on board in original mat.
Dimensions : Overall: 26 1/4 x 10 9/16 in. (66.7 x 26.8 cm)Overall (Design): 20 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (53 x 14.3 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
This drawing suggests the design process for the first in a series of eight memorial windows executed in 1912 for Congregation Anshe Chesed’s Euclid Avenue Temple, Cleveland, Ohio. Created in consultation with Rabbi Louis Wolsey, these theologically complex windows illustrate the history of Judaism through the Middle Ages. The first window embodies symbols of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Lion of Judah appears in the roundel. The ram Abraham sacrificed in place of Isaac is shown atop the flaming altar, under which is set a bundle of sticks. At the bundle’s center, the dagger used by Abraham to slay the ram is depicted. Shepherds’ crooks, a reference to the patriarchs’ occupation, flank the altar.
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About this artwork
Design for window by Louis Comfort Tiffany, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements.
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