Stained Glass “Ruth and Orpah with Their Mother-in-Law Naomi at the Crossroads”

  • Commissioner: Riga merchant Theodor Prieskorn
  • Drawing: painter Franz Weber
  • Created: Kahlert & Weber stained glass workshop in Riga, 1896.
  • Material: Painted glass, lead
  • Size: 553 x 162 cm.

In the centre of the stained glass is Orpah, her mother-in-law, and Ruth who has decided to follow her. Under the scene, two angels hold a roll with the text: “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God”.

Photo: U.Muzikants