A Survey of American Synagogue Stained Glass: 1845 to the Present

IF 0.1 4区 哲学 0 RELIGION
Alanna E. Cooper
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Abstract

This article addresses the lacuna of scholarship on Jewish-American stained glass by presenting a historical overview of this prevalent synagogue art form (1845 to the present). Analysis of key trends reveals Jewish congregations’ engagement with Christian influences by imitating the work of church stained glass in some ways while differentiating in other ways. Jewish artists and congregational leaders have also been in conversation with each other, sharing thematic and design ideas to formulate a loosely shared aesthetic and religious approach towards creating windows for their houses of worship. In accordance with the Second Commandment’s prohibition against creating “graven images,” God in figural form does not appear in synagogue space. Instead, a Jewish technique for eliciting a sense of Divine in the sanctuary has included a repertoire of light-filled images—including torches, lamps, fire, and celestial bodies—to convey a spiritual presence, enhanced by actual light from the sun itself as refracted through the windows.

美国犹太教堂彩绘玻璃概览:1845 年至今
这篇文章通过对犹太教会堂这种盛行的艺术形式(1845 年至今)进行历史概述,填补了有关犹太裔美国人彩色玻璃的学术空白。对主要趋势的分析表明,犹太会堂在某些方面模仿教堂彩色玻璃作品,而在其他方面又与众不同,从而受到基督教的影响。犹太艺术家和会众领袖还相互交流,分享主题和设计理念,形成了一种松散的美学和宗教共享方式,为他们的礼拜堂制作窗户。根据《第二诫》中禁止创造 "雕像 "的规定,犹太教堂空间中不会出现上帝的形象。取而代之的是,犹太教在圣堂中唤起神圣感的技巧包括一系列充满光线的图像--包括火把、灯、火和天体--来传达一种精神存在,并通过窗户折射的太阳光本身来加强这种精神存在。
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