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    Title

    Soleil et étoile

    Type of Object
    Stained glass
    Artist / Producer
    Torcapel, John
    Studio
    Chiara, Lausanne
    Dating
    [1965]
    Dimensions
    Env. 560 x 1620 cm (l’ensemble)
    Location
    Temple, Onex
    Place
    Nef, w II
    Inventory
    Geneva (Canton)

    Iconography

    Description

    Sur une paroi de verre composé de dix panneaux, un grand soleil rouge se couche derrière un paysage de montagnes genevoises et des étoiles apparaissent.

    Iconclass Code
    71A24 · creation of sun, moon and stars
    Iconclass Keywords
    bible · creation · elements · Genesis · Genesis 01 · God · moon · Old Testament · six · star · sun · Trinity
    Inscription

    Aucune

    Signature

    Aucune

    Technique / State

    Technique

    Vitrail au plomb

    History

    Research

    Une porte-fenêtre est installée sur le deuxième panneau depuis le l’autel.

    Dating
    [1965]

    Bibliography and Sources

    Literature

    Armand Brulhart et Erica Deuber-Pauli, “Commune d’Onex”, in Ville et canton de Genève, coll. “Arts et monuments”, SHAS, Berne, (1ère éd. 1985) 1993, p. 330

    Pierre Baertschi, Matthieu de la Corbière, Alès Jiranek, et al., Onex. Du village à la ville, coll. “Architecture et sites genevois”, vol. 6, DAEL, Slatkine, Genève, 2002, pp. 202-203

    Catherine Courtiau, XXe : un siècle d’architectures à Genève : promenades, Patrimoine suisse, Genève, 2009, p. 473

    Guy Chevalley, La carrière de l’architecte genevoise Anne Torcapel (1916-1988). Tentative d’inventaire, Maîtrise, Université Genève, 2012, p. 20

    Image Information

    Name of Image
    GE_Onex_Temple_109.01
    Credits
    © APAS (Association pour la Promotion de l'Art Sacré), Genève – photographe : Cyrille Girardet, Veyrier
    Date
    2011
    Copyright
    © Ayants droit

    Inventory

    Reference Number
    GE_109.01
    Author and Date of Entry
    Valérie Sauterel 2014
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