Of kings and humankind
'I will speak in the anguish of my spirit' - Job 7.11
Detail of the Redemption windows in St Katherine's chapel in Leicester Cathedral by Thomas Denny close to the tomb of Richard III.
The artist uses methods of double-layering flashed glass, acid etching and characteristic fluid leading and less ordered shaping of the panels within each light.
Denny opted to explore Richard III as a kind of archetype for all humankind. He took vignettes from his life and turned them into stories potentially about all of us.
He found inspiration in biblical texts with themes of suffering , hazard, grief, growth, forgiveness and absolution.
Richard becomes generic, human, yet his story connects the imagination with medieval history. (Source: Glory, Azure and Gold by Reed Contemporary Books.)
Of kings and humankind
'I will speak in the anguish of my spirit' - Job 7.11
Detail of the Redemption windows in St Katherine's chapel in Leicester Cathedral by Thomas Denny close to the tomb of Richard III.
The artist uses methods of double-layering flashed glass, acid etching and characteristic fluid leading and less ordered shaping of the panels within each light.
Denny opted to explore Richard III as a kind of archetype for all humankind. He took vignettes from his life and turned them into stories potentially about all of us.
He found inspiration in biblical texts with themes of suffering , hazard, grief, growth, forgiveness and absolution.
Richard becomes generic, human, yet his story connects the imagination with medieval history. (Source: Glory, Azure and Gold by Reed Contemporary Books.)