''Angel of the Resurrection'' is a massive

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window by the American

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glass manufacturer

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, now in the collection of the

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(IMA). It was commissioned by former-

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as a memorial to her husband, President

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. Completed in 1904, the window depicts the

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

calling for the dead to rise at the

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Although his trumpet often leads to the assumption that the angel here is

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, he is in fact Michael, using the trumpet to signal the dead to rise again. Dressed in

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like a crusading knight from the books of

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, Michael cuts a dashing figure in keeping with the era's romanticism. Although Tiffany was absorbed in numerous other projects at the time, he gave his team of gifted designers input before bestowing his approval upon the final composition. Several of his brilliant innovations in glass manufacturing are visible in this piece, including the swirling opalescence of his trademark mottled glass, drapery glass in Michael's robes, and the ruffling on the wings to resemble feathers. The assembly was equally innovative, with lead not merely holding the glass in place but defining the image and creating linear effects. Furthermore, his layering of glass creates dazzling depths and color effects. "Awake Thou That Sleepest. Arise from the Dead and Christ Shall Give Thee Light" from Ephesians 5:14 is inscribed on the window.

Historical information

''Angel of the Resurrection'' was commissioned in 1901 for the First

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Congregation in Indianapolis, by Mary Lord Harrison in memory of her husband, President

. The church had particular importance for Harrison, who had been a church elder for over forty years. The total cost, including installation and external glass protection, was $1500.

Location history

The window was originally housed at First Presbyterian Church (now Redeemer Presbyterian Church & the

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) at the corner of 16th and Delaware Streets in

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. The window was housed in the southside of the church from its dedication in 1905, until it was donated to the IMA in 1972. The original watercolor sketch by Frederick Wilson, a Tiffany designer, resides at the

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. ''Angel of the Resurrection'' has the acquisition number 72.75. It is currently on view in the Hunt Rotunda Gallery.

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