Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, architecture, art, beauty, creativity, Edward Burne-Jones, Inspiration, Photography, stained glass windows, William Morris on December 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »
It has become an ongoing project to capture the angels amidst the green vines of the Edward Burne-Jones & William Morris windows at Trinity Church in the City of Boston. I’ve fallen a bit behind but now I’m back at it!
See for yourself at Trinity Church: http://trinitychurchboston.org/visit/tours
Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, art, beauty, holy grail, Idylls of the King, Inspiration, murals, painting, Photography, poetry, Tennyson on March 12, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I have read too many headlines this morning. My head is full of thoughts. I think I shall take a break from the computer screen until I can sort them. Meanwhile, I share these last images from my recent visit to the Boston Public Library’s Abbey Room and painter Edwin Austin Abbey’s expression of Tennyson’s Idylls of the King.
Panel XIII. Sir Galahad crosses the sea in Solomon’s Ship
As for what’s happening in this scene, from the BPL website: “Sir Galahad crosses the seas to Sarras in Solomon’s Ship, guided by the Grail borne by an angel. Sir Bors and Sir Percival accompany him, while three spindles for the Tree of Life rest upon the stern of the ship.”
https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/sets/72157647672175522/with/15074561737/
Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, art, beauty, brass, Inspiration, music, Photography, sculpture on July 10, 2016| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, architecture, art, beauty, colors, Edward Burne-Jones, Inspiration, Photography, stained glass, Trinity Church, William Morris on December 21, 2015| 8 Comments »
I will not likely make my goal of photographing by Christmas day all eighteen Burne-Jones angels in the stained glass windows known as the Christmas Windows at Trinity Church in the City of Boston. The logistics are just not going to work out. But …
… it has been a delightful exercise. As I review what I did accomplish, new ideas are forming.
I think I shall consider this attempt a “first draft.” We’ll see what unfolds in the new year. 😉
You can read more about this personal project here: https://wordsandimagesbycynthia.com/2015/11/02/as-for-those-angels/
You can view the gallery of angels here: https://photosbycynthia.smugmug.com/ArchitectureDesign/Burne-Jones-Angels/
Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, architecture, art, Christmas, colors, Edward Burne-Jones, faith, Inspiration, Photography, pre-raphaelites, religion, stained glass windows, Trinity Church, William Morris on November 2, 2015| 9 Comments »
… they are Edward Burne-Jones angels. Eighteen of them in a series of windows that are often referred to as the Christmas Windows, located inside Trinity Church in the City of Boston. As I’ve written about before on this blog, these windows depict The Journey into Egypt, Worship of the Magi, and Wonder of the Shepherds. The windows were designed by Burne-Jones and executed by William Morris in 1882.
Photographing these angels is very much a work in progress. I’ve only captured eight so far and not all to my satisfaction. British historian Fiona McCarthy once wrote what would Christmas be without a Burne-Jones angel.
Maybe that is the goal I can set for myself. Before Christmas to have photographed all eighteen angels. Wouldn’t that be something? We’ll see. You know I’ll share if I succeed. 😉
Meanwhile, learn more about visiting Trinity Church and seeing the angels for yourself via this link: http://trinitychurchboston.org/art-history/tours
Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, architecture, art, faith, fine art, Inspiration, Photography, Postcards, religion, stained glass windows, stationery, Trinity Church on September 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
All three postcards depict beautiful fine art details found at historic Trinity Church in the City of Boston and are available in the church Book Shop. Peace, Be Still is also available online via this link.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, architecture, art, churches, Clayton & Bell, colors, faith, Inspiration, music, Old South Church, Photography, religion, stained glass windows on April 1, 2015| 4 Comments »
I was racing around the Back Bay of Boston and decided at some point that I needed to rest for a bit and so I stepped inside of the Old South Church at the corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets. There were so many people sitting quietly that I decided that perhaps I should too (especially given the weight of my backpack). And so I sat and focused my camera mostly on one window. A large window above the chancel said to illustrate the announcement of the birth of Jesus to the shepherds. Designed and produced by Clayton & Bell of London and installed in 1875.
Learn more about Old South Church, its history and current activities, via this link.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, architectural features, colors, Edward Burne-Jones, Inspiration, Photography, postcard, pre-raphaelites, stained glass, stationery, Trinity Church in Copley Square on June 5, 2014| 4 Comments »
It is always a treat to walk through Trinity Church in Boston’s Copley Square and to have the opportunity to photograph the architectural features, especially the stained glass windows. This particular detail of a gold-winged angel is in the Edward Burne-Jones window, Wonder of the Shepherds (1882). This image is now available as a postcard in the church Book Shop, located in the building undercroft. You can read more about Burne-Jones’s adoration of angels in this 2006 article by his biographer, Fiona MacCarthy. Learn more about the Book Shop here.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged angels, art, beauty, bible stories, Copley Square, David, Edward Burne-Jones, Inspiration, licensing, muses, Photography, Pre-Raphaelite, retail, Solomon, stained glass windows, Trinity Church, William Morris on April 2, 2014| 1 Comment »
Detail from David’s Charge to Solomon Stained Glass Window, Trinity Church in Copley Square, by Burne-Jones and William Morris
Returning to the Trinity Church Book Shop are items with a detail I photographed from David’s Charge to Solomon, a stained glass window located in the church’s baptistry. The magnificent window was designed by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones and executed by William Morris Studios in 1882. These “four angels” are located in the upper left corner of the window. There they look down upon David, near the end of his days, as he instructs his son Solomon in how to move forward in life as a man and as a leader of his people.
Items currently available are magnets, mugs and postcards. Coming soon are totes and t-shirts. Visit the Shop to view these and many more lovely and thought provoking spiritual items at 206 Clarendon Street, Boston, in the heart of Copley Square. Shipping is possible. For more Book Shop information, click here. And to see additional details from the window David’s Charge to Solomon, please check out images 25-32 here. Better yet, if you’re in the area, take one of the excellent guided tours so that you can see the window firsthand. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, On the Road, tagged angels, architecture, Christ Church, churches, colors, Edward Burne-Jones, Inspiration, Oxford, Photography, saints, stained glass, the stained glass window, travel, William Morris on November 12, 2013| 4 Comments »
The angel above represents Victory and the angel below represents Sorrow.
In the stained glass window (1878), designed by William Morris and executed by Edward Burne-Jones, the figure centered between these blue-winged angels is St. Catherine of Alexandria. If you have a chance to research her story, you’ll understand why both sorrow and victory were paired.
The face of St. Catherine is that of Edith Liddell. Her sister was the inspiration for Alice in the book, Alice in Wonderland.
