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Above the bronze doors at the central Portal of Paradise and above and behind the trumeau of St. John is the Pilgrims’ Frieze. The design is by Canon Edward Nason West in 1964. The Laymen’s Club was financially instrumental in the commissioning of the frieze. It is speculated that the firm of Rochette & Parzini […]
As you enter the North Tower doors and step into the narthex, turn around and look up. There you will see the sculptural frieze above. John Angel sculpted it. The carver is not known, but a good chance it was the Ardolino’s. They did much of John Angel’s work in the 1930’s. This area is […]
The relief carving of the symbols for the four evangelists surrounds the “Majestus” on the west front. The term tetramorph refers to a grouping of four. This is the work of the sculptor Theodore Barbarossa. It was likely modeled by the firm of Rochette & Parzini, and carved by their head carver, Mario Tommasi. The […]