Stained Glass: Radiant Art (Getty Publications – (Yale)) - Softcover

Raughlin, .

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1606061534 ISBN 13: 9781606061534

Publisher: Getty Publications, 2013

Synopsis

This is a beautifully illustrated discussion on the making of stained glass and its enduring iconography. Stained glass is a monumental art, a corporate enterprise dependent on collaboration between patron and artist. Combining the fields now known as decorative arts, architecture, and painting, the window transforms our experience of space. Windows of coloured glass were essential features of medieval and Renaissance buildings - they provided not only light but also specific and permanent imagery that proclaimed the importance of place. Beautifully illustrated, this volume addresses the making of a stained glass window, its iconography and architectural context, the patrons and collectors, and the challenges of restoration and display. The featured works include examples from Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, and cover a range of subjects from religious scenes to heraldic panels and secular scenes.

About this title

About the Author

Virginia Chieffo Raguin is distinguished professor of humanities at the College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts, and a member of the International Corpus Vitrearum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Getty Publications
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606061534
• ISBN 13: 9781606061534
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112