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Conversion of St PaulConversion of St Paul

The studio has been working on a series of windows for St Peter's Anglican Church in East Maitland, NSW for the past three years. In 2016 we installed two double lancet sets to the clerestory, two in 2017 and two more this year, which completes the set of six windows commemorating the six regional Parish Churches in the mother cathedral. And this year we also produced a third double lancet window, shown above, illustrating the Conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus

The two new double window sets viewed from the scaffoldThe two new double window sets viewed from the scaffold

St Andrew's at Largs with St Andrew and his crossSt Andrew's at Largs with St Andrew and his cross

Detail of St PeterDetail of St Peter

Detail of St AndrewDetail of St Andrew

St Andrew's Church LargsSt Andrew's Church Largs

Old St Peter's ChurchOld St Peter's Church

View showing relationship of new windows to last year's installView showing relationship of new windows to last year's install

View from the scaffold showing 2nd scaffold towerView from the scaffold showing 2nd scaffold tower

As in the earlier windows of this set, I drew inspiration from historical reference points: for St Peter a Baroque sculpture by Pierre Etienne Monnot found in the Church of San Giovanni Lateranno in Rome and for St Andrew a sculpture by the little known artist Domenico Guido in Sant Andrea della Valle in Rome

Full size charcoal cartoonFull size charcoal cartoon

Charcoal cartoon for St Andrew windowCharcoal cartoon for St Andrew window

S. Pietro by P.E. MonnotS. Pietro by P.E. Monnot

San Andreas by Domenico GuidoSan Andreas by Domenico Guido

For the design of the St Paul window I decided it was necessary to cast the image across both lancets, ignoring the stone mullion between. The Conversion of St Paul on the Road to Damascus has been painted by many different artists; a Google search will reveal hundreds. I drew inspiration from both Caravaggio and Ludovico Carracci., combining elements of each painting. The Sword of Truth in the quatrafoil above represents Paul's instrument of martyrdom.

Carracci's prone figure of St Paul Carracci's prone figure of St Paul

Caravaggio's vision of St PaulCaravaggio's vision of St Paul

Installing the panelsInstalling the panels

The Sword of TruthThe Sword of Truth

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