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Les sources iconographiques
des portraits fictifs du père jésuite Jacques Marquette |
1984-1987 Mary Reardon
Photo : Maurice B. McNamee, Mosaics of the Cathedral of Saint Louis, Cathedral of Saint Louis, Missouri, 1994, 55 p. Collaboration de Ruth D. Nelson.
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Est-ce Jolliet qui est à la rame dans le canot ? Marquette s'y tient debout, saluant de la main gauche (considérée diabolique par l'église catholique !) un Amérindien, sa main droite à la ceinture. Le chapeau provient de 1841 Darley, la posture, la croix à la ceinture et la barbe courte de 1869 Lamprecht. D'autres artistes ont utilisé le rabat et le calumet, alors que la maison longue est peu usitée dans les Thèmes. Cette représentation se caractérise par son schématisme et ses archétypes caricaturaux. « The mosaic designer was Mary Agnes Reardon [1912-2002]. The original sketches are at the archives of St. Louis University. » Collaboration de Ruth D. Nelson. « The 1980s saw the completion of the mosaics in the St. Louis Cathedral; four designs by Mary Reardon were installed there between 1984 and 1987. » Source. « MA Reardon continued, in her relocated studio at 12 Martins Lane, Hingham, Massachusetts, her artwork into the 1980s when she designed mosaics for St. Louis Cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri. » Source. |
| « In 1912, installation of mosaics in the interior began. Completed in 1988, the mosaics collectively contain 41.5 million glass tesserae pieces in more than 7,000 colors. Covering 83,000 square feet (7,700 m2), it is the largest mosaic collection in the world. While the mosaics in the side chapels and sanctuary walls were designed and installed by Tiffany Studios, the mosaics in the main cathedral areas were designed by August Oetken. Installation of the mosaics was completed by dozens of artisans, including Hildreth Meiere, Ravenna Mosaic, Inc., and Emil Frei, Inc., of St. Louis. The narthex of the church depicts the life of King Louis IX of France, namesake of the city and church, the rear dome includes mosaics of significant archdiocesan events, while the main dome by Jan Henryk de Rosen depicts Biblical scenes from both the Old Testament and New Testament. » Source. | |
