Ecclesiastical Art

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The complex decorative stenciled patterns of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue of Philadelphia, PA, executed on fabric, were cleaned and conserved by Canning Studios, whose artisans also in- painted and duplicated patterns in adjacent areas.

Decorative Painting

Decorative Painting -- European-trained master painter heads studio: major projects all across the country; restoration & new commissions.

Completed earlier this year after a seven-year effort, Our Lady of Guadalupe is situated on a 70-acre site in the hills of Wisconsin. River Architects of La Crosse, WI, worked with Duncan G. Stroik Architect of South Bend, IN, to create this new shrine.

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Completed earlier this year after a seven-year effort, Our Lady of Guadalupe is situated on a 70-acre site in the hills of Wisconsin.

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Artwork & Ornament

Designing and restoring historic art glass and stained-glass windows is a delicate balancing act that entails a unique combination of give and take between clients and craftspeople. Experts from leading studios tell Traditional Building what works, what doesn't work, and what they would like to see happen on each project.

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Judy Hayward looks at two historic churches at Yale in the New Haven Green, Center Church and Trinity Church, and the men who designed them.

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“The Angles of the Sainte Chapelle steeple were the second hardest to photograph,” says the author. She used a 300mm lens to capture many of her images and for this one she carried her ladder on a Paris bus. The steeple was added in the mid-19th century to the 13th-century church.

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The interior paint scheme for the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, CT, has been updated with new paint, murals, gilding and polychrome done by John Canning Studios.

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John Canning Studios', Bulfinch winner in the craftsmanship/artisanship category, outstanding work at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, CT.

Using old-world techniques and new technologies, the John Tiedemann company designed and executed this mural for Immaculate Conception in Tuckahoe, NY.

Artwork & Ornament

Today's decorative painters bring the spaces of sacred settings back to life.

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The uniquely Catholic language of beauty may regain the main factor it's been lacking since the 20th century: universal institutional support.