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Six Figures from Three Centuries (detail)

circa 1906

What a wonderful window! The four Biblical figures are life-sized, as indicated by the of a visitor the mezzanine rail.

The Sea of Galilee scene with Jesus and his dis . . .

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What a wonderful window! The four Biblical figures are life-sized, as indicated by the of a visitor the mezzanine rail.

The Sea of Galilee scene with Jesus and his disciples dates to about 30 A.D. But the tiny figure beneath the sail seems to be a boatman from the 18th or 19th century.

The hovering clouds and mysteriously suspended stone niche appear to defy gravity and visual logic, for a trompe l’oeil (“trick of the eye”) effect.

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  • Possibly Hobbs, Montreal, 1906
  • St. Paul’s Presbyterian (now Prince Albert Baptist Church) ****
  • Saskatchewan
  • Prince Albert (6)
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