St. Leo the Great Confronts Attila the Hun

Art

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

St. Leo the Great Confronts Attila the Hun, from St. Leo the Great Church, Tacony, Philadelphia: Full image of the stained glass window, which depicts St. Leo the Great (Pope Leo I) confronting Attila the Hun in 452AD in northern Italy. Saints Peter and Paul appear above them armed with swords.
St. Leo the Great Confronts Attila the Hun, from St. Leo the Great Church, Tacony, Philadelphia

Full image of the stained glass window, which depicts St. Leo the Great (Pope Leo I) confronting Attila the Hun in 452AD in northern Italy. Saints Peter and Paul appear above them armed with swords.

Name/Title

St. Leo the Great Confronts Attila the Hun

Description

Stained glass window of St. Leo the Great (Pope Leo I) confronting Attila the Hun in 452AD in northern Italy. Saints Peter and Paul appear above them armed with swords. This stained glass window is from St. Leo the Great Church in the Tacony section of Philadelphia, which closed in 2013.

Artwork Details

Medium

Stained Glass

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Franz Mayer & Co

Role

Artist

Date made

1896

Time Period

19th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Entire window

Height

101 in

Width

60 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Carmen R. Croce, '71