Art at the Universidad Laboral de Gijón

This stained-glass window was designed in 1955 by the painter Carlos Pascual de Lara and made by the firm Maumejean Hermanos

THE STAINED-GLASS WINDOW OF THE FORMER JESUIT RESIDENCE

DETAIL SHOWING THE FINE WORK CARRIED OUT BY LARA AND THE MAUMEJEAN FIRM

THE DIMENSIONS OF THIS STAINED-GLASS WINDOW WERE 4.84 X 4.24 METRES

FOR HIS DESIGN CARLOS PASCUAL DE LARA TOOK HIS INSPIRATION FROM THE LAST SUPPER

In view of the rumours that this stained-glass window had been walled up or even destroyed, in a conversation with the architect who directed the works carried out at the Universidad Laboral from 2005 onwards, he informed us, with documentary evidence, that the window had been properly dismantled, properly packed and handed over to the Heritage department in 2007.

PROPERLY DISMANTLED

PROPERLY PACKED AND HANDED OVER TO PATRIMONIO DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS

PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE STAINED-GLASS WINDOW AND ITS FRAME, DEPOSITED IN THE AREA KNOWN AS THE PROVISIONS STORE, ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL INVENTORY OF AUGUST 2007.

Rafael Morán Rumoroso

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