Saturday, November 19, 2011

Harry Clarke's stained glass: Church of St John the Baptist, Blackrock, County Dublin

A detail of from the lights depicting St Francis [1925]

A detail of the light depicting St Hubert [1925]

Lights depicting the Crucifiction [1925]


The martyrdom of St Sebastian [1925]

The windows attributed to Harry Clarke in St John the Baptist's church in Blackrock County Dublin are probably the work of his studio with a little intervention and direction from the master himself in places. There are two windows on either side of the nave and each window contains four lights. The windows are said to have been executed in 1925, when Harry Clarke was occupied not only with the commisioning and initial discussions relating to the Geneva window, but also exhibitions, illustrations and ongoing work. There was a considerable amount of work being produced by the Clarke studios during the mid 1920s.

The windows reportedly protray on the left Our lady of Mount Carmel, St Sebastian and St Hubert. On the right hand side of the nave the lights depicting the Crucifiction and St Francis.

Lights depicting St Francis [1925]

1 comment:

Laura Goff said...

I love the work of Harry Clarke. Such a brilliant artist -- a true visionary. Thanks for posting these photos.

Laura Goff Parham
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Stained Glass Studio
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