Window
Building Name: Church of the Divine ChildStudio Name: Thompson Art Glass
City: Dearborn
Window Shape: 2 (rectangle)
Date of Window: 1998
Subject/Title of Window: John the Evangelist
Brief Description of Subject: Seventh of 7 panels by Dirk Thompson III that are designed to let light into the choir loft and to be consistent in design with the nave windows.
The medallion in the center uses the main attribute for the gospel writer John -- a winged eagle. This symbol comes from Ezekiel 1:5-14 where there appears a creature with 4 wings and 4 faces -- a human, an ox, a lion, and an eagle; likewise in Rev.4:6-8 four living winged creatures surround the throne -- a human, an ox, a lion, and an eagle. Early Christianity matched these with the four Evangelists. John became the EAGLE WITH WINGS as his gospel deals mostly with Christ's divinity --- it soars heavenward like an eagle.
Inscriptions: JOHN
Height: 67"
Width: 22.5"
John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist close-up
Choir Panels
Choir Panels, outside
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