Donatus Buongiorno Italian and American Artist
Church Murals: New York

“Our Lady of Peace”

“Our Lady of Peace”
Church of Our Lady of Peace

New York, New York
painted 1916–1917, installed early 1920s

Murals

The mural of "Our Lady of Peace" (Italian: La Madonna della Pace) is installed over the altar in the church of the same name. Still extant, it has a substantial gold-leafed, tabernacle-style frame made newly popular in the 1900s by architect Stanford White.

St. Clare's Church
St. Clare's Church

Photographs: Janice Carapellucci, ©2007

Exterior of Church

Church of Our Lady of Peace

Source: www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC. Photograph: Steven E. Lawson. Used with permission.