Chicago, IL - Rejected Panel for Baptistry

Glassware

Verostko Center for the Arts

Name/Title

Chicago, IL - Rejected Panel for Baptistry

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.832

Description

Rejected stained glass panel; two medallions for the right light of the Baptistry window at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois. Depictions from top to bottom: the Baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, by St. Remigius; the Baptism of St. Mechtild. In the black and white newspaper clipping from the December 18, 1939 edition of the Pittsburgh Press, this completed window can be seen behind A. L. Pitassi.

Collection

Pitassi Stained Glass Studio Collection

Cataloged By

Weaver, Jonah

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Source or Donor

Ellis, Nancy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Saint Vincent Art & Heritage Collections; Gift of Nancy Ellis

Glassware Details

Glassware Type

Window

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Pitassi, Angelo Eusebio Leopardo "Leo"

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Pitassi Stained Glass Studio

Place

City

Pittsburgh

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

44 in

Width

22 in

Created By

jonah@weaverphoto.com

Create Date

November 21, 2025

Updated By

jonah@weaverphoto.com

Update Date

January 26, 2026