John Piper designed Coventry Cathedral’s Baptistry Window with Patrick Reyntiens.
The window is one of the best-known features of the new cathedral, which was built after the medieval building was destroyed during the Coventry Blitz. Piper provided the design, while Reyntiens carried out the glasswork with his specialist knowledge of stained-glass production.
Its tall, colorful composition rises through the baptistry area and emphasizes the relationship between water, light, and Christian initiation. The work is an example of postwar British collaboration between a painter-designer and a professional glazier.
The Baptistry Window is distinct from Lawrence Lee’s broader glazing scheme for the cathedral. Both artists contributed important windows, but they were responsible for different parts of the building.