Tiffany Chapel for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition

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The Tiffany Chapel for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition was an opulent Byzantine-style ecclesiastical interior showcasing Louis Comfort Tiffany’s innovative stained glass, mosaics, and decorative arts at the Chicago world’s fair.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical interior
exhibition chapel
work of decorative art
architecturalStyle Byzantine Revival
artDirector Louis Comfort Tiffany
associatedWith Gilded Age
surface form: American Gilded Age decorative arts

Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
surface form: Tiffany Studios
awarded medal for ecclesiastical and mural decoration
commissionedBy Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
depicts Christian liturgical space
designer Louis Comfort Tiffany
exhibitedAt World’s Columbian Exposition
exhibitedInBuilding Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building
exhibitionLocation Chicago
exhibitionType temporary installation
exhibitionYear 1893
function model chapel for potential church commissions
genre religious art
hasPart altar
baptismal font
candelabra
chancel arch
choir stalls
lectern
mosaic dome
mosaic floor
pulpit
stained glass windows
influencedBy Byzantine church interiors
Eastern Orthodox iconography
movement Aesthetic Movement in Britain
surface form: Aesthetic Movement

Art Nouveau
surface form: American Art Nouveau
notableFor innovative use of light in stained glass
integration of stained glass, mosaics, and metalwork
opulent Byzantine-style decoration
purpose to demonstrate Louis Comfort Tiffany’s ecclesiastical design capabilities
to showcase innovative stained glass techniques
subjectOf museum exhibitions on Louis Comfort Tiffany
scholarly studies on American decorative arts
usesMaterial bronze
favrile glass
glass mosaic
marble
semi-precious stones
stained glass

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Louis Comfort Tiffany notableWork Tiffany Chapel for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition