Gothic Stained Glass Window Designs
One purpose of stained glass is to serve as a source of meditation drawing the viewer into a contemplative state.
Gothic stained glass window designs. Rose windows are the large circular stained glass windows found in gothic churches. The eighteenth century saw the expulsion of numerous medieval stained glass windows. Make offer antique gothic stained glass window 16 x 40 1 of 2 architectural salvage sg 3390 antique painted and fired gothic window 18 x 25 75 425 00. Stained glass as an art and a craft requires the artistic skill to conceive an appropriate and workable design and the engineering skills to assemble the piece a window must fit snugly into the space for which it is made must resist wind and rain and also especially in the larger windows must support its own weight.
They were supplanted by painted glass and the lovely old stained glass was rejected as outdated. Colored paint made from iron filings and ground glass suspended in a liquid binder typically. Gothic was a style of architecture that developed in france around 1140 and spread throughout europe. Sep 5 2020 explore mike baker s board gothic glass on pinterest.
Published by scholarspace jccc 2013. Stained glass windows were a prominent feature of towering gothic churches. They originated with the oculus a small round window in ancient roman architecture. The development of stained glass in gothic cathedrals.
See more ideas about glass gothic stained glass windows. The gothic sanctuary is lined with nearly 84 foot tall stained glass windows designed by walther benner and anton wendling after the original glazing was destroyed during world war ii. Making medieval stained glass windows for gothic architecture was dangerous work performed by guild craftsmen who combined alchemy nano science and theology. The colorful patterns of stained glass earned it a special place in the world of art and architecture.