(For Tracy Michele, who always reads them first.)

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Patriarchs of the Pentateuch

(The Cloisters Museum and Gardens, Ft Tryon Park, NYC)

By ROBERT EDWARD BULLOCKSpecial to the Sun | March 8, 2014

Once in 835 years qualifies as a rare event, and for the first time since their creation in 1178 six very fine and incredibly beautiful stained glass windows are on display outside of England's Canterbury Cathedral.

With "Radiant Light: Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral," The Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, continues to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Situated on the cliffs of northern Manhattan overlooking the Hudson River and the Palisades, The Cloisters seems centuries-removed from modern times and is the ideal setting for this small exhibit.

(Read the entire review at The New York Sun.)

              
^ "Abraham" from the Ancestors of Christ Windows, Canterbury Cathedral, England, 1178-80 (© Robert Greshoff Photography, courtesy Dean and Chapter of Canterbury)

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