Holy Angels RC Church - Table of Contents
Apse - Holy Angels RC Church
348 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Holy Angels RC
Church - Official Website
Year Christ Pantocrator mural painted: |
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Christ Pantocrator mural artist: |
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Year Coronation of Mary mural painted: |
2009 |
Coronation of Mary mural artist: |
Timothy Englert (See article below) |
Year altar sculpture completed: |
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Mural |
Mural |
Mural |
Mural |
Christ Pantocrator mural |
Coronation of Mary mural |
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Timothy Englert angels based on The Virgin & Angels by Adolphe-William Bouguereau |
The center of the mural based on the painting The Coronation of Mary by Velasquez |
Timothy Englert angels based on Song of the Angels by Adolphe-William Bouguereau |
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Altar |
Altar |
Altar |
Altar |
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Main altar |
Tiffany
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The prayer translated as "Queen of Angels Pray for Us" originally behind the altar, was redone with an appropriate font in gold leaf on a dark blue background |
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Four Evangelists |
Four Evangelists |
Four Evangelists |
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Excerpts from Nestled in the eclectic West Side community in Buffalo is Holy Angels Church, its twin steeples a pillar of the neighborhood for nearly 150 years. But it is what's happening on the inside of the church that's transforming. The Bryans Brothers painting company is in the middle of restoring several areas
inside the church, including the columns that run along the side aisles, as well
as restoring the mural above the main altar back to its original roots. "I'm mixing Spanish, French and Italian artists," said Englert, who said the images are a testament to "HolyAngels and being centered around Mary." Englert created the mural in his home studio using acrylic paints to illustrate the large images in tones of grey. Afterwards, Englert brought the canvas to Holy Angels and hung it using wallpaper paste, filling in the rest of the painting with color. "You do it on canvas and attach it," Englert said. "It's the best way to do murals." The mural design was originally done a third of the size to give Holy Angels officials an idea of what it would look like. Englert said he spent about a year researching the project before he started painting in March. He expects all renovations in Holy Angels to be complete in the fall. "I did a lot of research, down-loading hundreds of angel (images) and doing preliminary drawings," Englert said. "I've found the more planning you do, the easier it is for a mural." |