Louis Comfort Tiffany

"Angels of Revelation"

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The Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas announces that it has become the permanent home of the Seven Angels of Revelation, an extraordinary cycle of seven monumental stained-glass windows created by Tiffany Studios and inspired by the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation.

 

The windows will be formally unveiled at a special Gala Dinner at the Museum of Biblical Art on Thursday, October 15, 2026, marking a new chapter in the remarkable history of these important works of American sacred art.

 

Created in 1902 for the Church of the New Jerusalem in Cincinnati, Ohio, the seven windows depict the angels associated with the seven churches of Revelation: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.

 

When the Cincinnati church was demolished in the 1960s during construction of Interstate 71, members of the congregation ensured that the windows were saved. Removed from their architectural setting, they were carefully crated and preserved for decades. Their subsequent rediscovery, conservation, and exhibition allowed the windows—and their remarkable story of survival—to reach new generations.

 

“These windows have traveled an extraordinary journey—from their creation at the beginning of the twentieth century, through the loss of their original home, decades of preservation, rediscovery and restoration, and now to their permanent home in Dallas,” said Art Historian and Curator Dr. Scott Peck “We are honored to become their stewards and to preserve them for generations to come.”

 

The Seven Angels of Revelation unite several important strands of American cultural history: the artistry and technical innovation of Tiffany Studios, the American stained-glass movement, biblical interpretation, religious history, and the preservation of sacred art.

 

The subject derives from Revelation 2–3, in which messages are addressed to seven churches of Asia Minor through their respective “angels.” The imagery offered Tiffany Studios an opportunity to combine biblical symbolism with richly layered glass, color, light, texture, and monumental figurative design.

 

For the Museum of Biblical Art, the installation represents more than the acquisition of seven important works of art. It creates a permanent environment in which visitors can encounter the relationship between art, Scripture, light, history, and faith.

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With their arrival in Dallas, a journey begun more than a century ago enters a new chapter. Windows once removed from their original home and protected for future generations will again be illuminated—not temporarily, but as part of a permanent public installation.

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​Exhibition Opens, Friday, October 16, 2026​

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