The styles, techniques and iconography of two-hundred and seventeen stained glass windows in two Roman Catholic and two Protestant Episcopal churches were examined. The historical development of the West Palm Beach and Palm Beach areas indicate that periods of prosperity and depression affected the ordering and installation of the windows. The architectural styles of the church buildings were also examined. The Roman Catholic Jesuit churches used the Renaissance-Gesu plan based on the consideration of light, a factor less important in the more dimly lit Protestant Episcopal churches which used the Gothic-cruciform plan. / The glazing programs include the work of twelve studios with styles ranging from traditional Gothic Revival, used in Bethesda-by-the-Sea Protestant Episcopal Church, to the pictorial Munich School, used in the two Roman Catholic churches, to the contemporary 1980s. Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church used the traditional, pictorial, and contemporary styles. This research shows that a reassessment of the negative criticism of the pictorial Munich School is needed. / The iconographic programs of the churches were also examined. The influence of the Jesuits and contemporary papal pronouncements were important factors in the selection of subjects in the Roman Catholic Jesuit churches. The choice of subjects in Bethesda-by-the-Sea was strongly influenced by its rector Tage Tiesen, while Holy Trinity's program demonstrated the influence of the congregation and clergy. The subjects in the wealthy resort parishes of St. Edward and Bethesda-by-the-Sea indicate a concern for the ceremonial and themes of royalty. The less affluent St. Ann emphasizes familial themes and Holy Trinity emphasizes baptismal and eucharistic themes. Both Bethesda-by-the-Sea and Holy Trinity stress the apostolicity of the Church. The windows reveal the twentieth-century popularity of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Anthony of Padua. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-12, Section: A, page: 3533. / Major Professor: Patricia Rose. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77877 |
| Contributors | Dennison, Antonette Fortunato., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 444 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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