File:Clerestory window - South Nave Bay B - National Cathedral - DC.JPG
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English: "Ruth and Naomi" -- a stained glass clerestory window in the south nave of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.. "Clerestory" windows are high above the floor, and usually quite narrow. This window is above the Washington Bay. It was designed by Rowan LeCompte and fabricated by Greenland Studios. It was dedicated in 1977.
The left-central pane depicts the figure of Ruth, from the Book of Ruth in the Christian and Jewish Bible. Naomi, her mother-in-law, is depicted leaning on a staff in the right-central pane. Ruth carries wheat which she has harvested from the fields of Boaz. Boaz is depicted in the far-right pane, waving his shoe (a traditional sign of welcome). In the far-left pane is an olive tree. The multifoil above the panes depicts Ruth and Boaz's son, Obed, who plants the Tree of Jesse. Obed traditionally is the start of the lineage of Jesus. Originally, the cathedral building committee required that all stained glass in the cathedral be the modestly colored English-style stained glass. Lawrence Saint designed most of the stained glass windows for the chancel, choir, and side chapels. But in the 1950s, financial patron James Sheldon convinced the building committee to abandon that plan in favor of the more vibrant, light-filled style of the French and Spanish cathedrals. This is why the Washington National Cathedral has such vibrant, glowing windows instead of gloomy pastels that let in almost no light. |
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| Author | Tim Evanson |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by dctim1 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/23165290@N00/6623009441. It was reviewed on 26 February 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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