Duke University Chapel Stained Glass

On a visit to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, I enjoyed spending time in the Duke University Chapel. The chapel is quite beautiful in both... more

by Joni Eskridge

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Duke University Chapel Stained Glass

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Joni Eskridge

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On a visit to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, I enjoyed spending time in the Duke University Chapel. The chapel is quite beautiful in both its architecture and stained glass windows. Despite people coming and going, it was a quiet and reverential place that I quite enjoyed.

From Wikipedia re the numerous stained glass windows that are found throughout the chapel:

The 77 Chapel windows were designed and constructed over a three-year period by 15 artists and craftsmen, including S. Charles Jaekle of G. Owen Bonawit, Inc. They are constructed from over one million pieces of glass, imported from England, France, and Belgium and varying in thickness between 1/8 and 3/16 inch. The largest window measures 17.5 by 38 feet (12 m), and the smallest measures just 14 by 20 inches (510 mm).

The windows depict scenes and characters from the Bible; of the 800 or 900 figures represented in the windows, 301 are larger than life-size. The large, upper clerestory windows along the nave and chancel depict scenes from the Old Testament, while the smaller medallion windows along the walls of the nave aisles represent scenes from the New Testament. Both Old and New Testament images are present in the two large transept windows as well as the altar window. The windows of the narthex depict women of the Old Testament, and the small windows of the two small entrance halls on either side of the narthex contain six scenes from the life of Jesus painted in black on amber glass. The windows of the Memorial Chapel are made from silver-tinted grisaille glass, and those in the crypt are of purple glass framed in lead grilles.

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Copyright © 2011 Joni Eskridge

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July 5th, 2017