Nincheri made stained
glass windows for at least fifteen Montreal chapels and churches including
particularly outstanding works in St.-Léon-de-Westmount, Notre-Dame
du Rosaire, Ste.-Madeleine and Très-Saint-Rédempteur.
Five windows were created
for the latter between 1935 and 1946 (for the price of $850 each). The themes
originated with the client, Mgr. Verner. The final maquettes were approved in
1938. By the time the last three windows were finally undertaken in 1945, Nincheri
employees had finished and installed sixteen large and fourteen small windows
for the Church of St.-Francis-Xavier in Burlington, ten in New Brunswick, two
in Toronto, seven in Québec and one for the Sisters of the Bon Pasteur
in Montréal.
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The complex narrative
of these windows evolves from the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar II (King of
Babylonia 605-562 BC) interpreted by the Old Testament prophet Daniel
as a revelation of Christ the Redeemer. In the first window from the left
Daniel tells the King, "There is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets
and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter
days." (Dan. 2:28) God is represented in the upper part of the window
with archangels Michael on His right and Gabriel on His left.
The second window
illustrates Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue with feet of clay, which
Daniel interpreted as symbolizing the destruction of Babylon.
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