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Article: A Pre-Raphaelite gem in New York City.(The Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola.)
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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Almost hidden in the tenebrous shadows of the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola in New York City, there gleams a remarkable jewel of fin-de-siecle artistry. Born of the confluence of a group of the finest late nineteenth-century American, British, and Italian artists and artisans, the Baptistery-Chapel of Saint John the Baptist is a tour-de-force of religious symbolism masterfully brought forth in noble and costly materials.
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Designed by the architectural firm of Schickel and Ditmars (1) and inspired by late-Renaissance prototypes, the circular baptistery-chapel (Fig. ...