Medieval stained glass is the colored and painted glass of medieval Europe from the 10th century to the 16th century. For much of this period stained glass windows were the major pictorial art form, particularly in northern France , Germany and England , where windows tended to be larger than in southern Europe (in Italy , for example, frescos ...

In Europe, the art of stained glass reached its height between 1150 and 1500, when magnificent windows were created for great cathedrals. Most of what is known about medieval stained-glass making comes from a twelfth-century German monk who called himself Theophilus.

Discover the delicate, decorative art of stained glass making – a centuries old process.

2019年9月16日 · Stained glass windows combine different colors of glass in a panel to make an image. The earliest examples of stained glass were done for the early Christian church in the 2nd–3rd centuries CE, although none of those survived. The art was inspired by Roman mosaics and illuminated manuscripts.

Stained glass - Medieval, Gothic, Art: Stained glass of the first half of the 14th century is everywhere distinguished by an insouciant fairy tale quality and a languorous charm sometimes tinged with pathos.

2022年12月17日 · Stained glass windows were a popular form of art in the Middle Ages, and many skilled craftsmen created remarkable works of stained glass. During this period, stained glass was used to decorate churches, chapels, and other religious buildings .

2019年12月17日 · Stained Glass Colors Specific To Medieval Stained Glass. Medieval blue soda glass: One of the most stunning colors in Medieval stained glass is the blue soda glass. It was an early medieval glass which was soda-based chemically.

2018年10月15日 · Most of what we know about how stained glass was made in medieval times comes from a 12th-century monk who, writing under the pseudonym Theophilus, left behind a sort of manual for medieval art,...

Stained glass - Medieval, Windows, Art: A significant feature of the 13th century was the development of the grisaille window, composed largely of white glass, generally painted with foliage designs, and leaded into a more or less complicated geometric pattern.

2017年10月25日 · As monumental painting, stained glass occupies a unique place in medieval art, between figural art and architecture. Art historians have studied its relationship to manuscript illumination, wall painting, and sculpture in terms of style, iconography, workshop practice, and, more recently, its role in creating an environment whose message is ...