Służewo - stained-glass windows

Zakład św. Łukasza w Warszawie

Stained glass window in the church of St. John the Baptist in Służewo, made in 1899 by the St. Łukasz studio in Warsaw to commemorate the founder (patron) Leon Wodziński. In the central field of the stained glass window, the figure of St. Leon, the patron saint of Wodziński. The figures of the apostles are depicted on the sides. On the left side: St. Peter, St. John, St. Matthew, and on the right: St. Paul, St. James and St. Thaddeus. Stained glass was made "in mixed technique" used in this studio, founded by the painter Maria Łubieńska (1833–1920), that is, made mainly with the technique of painting on glass.The stylistically consistent Art Nouveau decor of the interior was funded by the owners of Służewo, Leon Wodziński and his wife, and executed in 1901-1911 by Wacław Bębnowski. The said decoration comprises the frame of the east wall of the chancel, sculptures of Pieta and of Mary with the infant Jesus and with St John the Baptist, galleries with the effigies of saints and kings, decoration of the founder`s box, baptismal font, pulpit and decoration of choir. The sculptures are made with the technique of polychromed terracotta, which, together with their monumental size, makes them unique in Poland.