| Glistening and vibrant, stained glass
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| | copper-foil instead of lead, leading to
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| elicits gasps of wonderment and
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| | the creation of opalescent glass
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| admiration. Church windows, domes, lamps,
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| | treasured even today in the form of
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| decorative items, windowpanes, as well as
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| | Tiffany lamps and objets dart. After
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| art panels-- the beauty of stained glass
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| | World War II the interest declined, to be
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| is all around us.
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| | revived many years later when Abstract
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| The earliest practitioners of stained
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| | Art and the Expressionist movement came
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| glass were Islamic artisans who fashioned
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| | into vogue.
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| bangles in glass worn even today in
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| | The technique involves staining glass by
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| Eastern nations like Pakistan and India.
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| | adding certain metals to produce glowing
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| History records that the earliest
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| | colors. Then, the artist creates images
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| expressions in Europe are from the 10th
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| | giving depth, shadows, and outlines by
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| century onwards and are primarily
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| | painting the glass with metal-oxide-based
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| depictions of Christ and biblical themes.
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| | paints. After which, the painted glass is
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| From then until now the art of stained
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| | fired like pottery in a kiln, where the
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| glass has been practiced and innovated to
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| | oxide paint fuses permanently into the
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| suit different needs.
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| | glass, giving the art form its
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| How glass is stained was first described
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| | nomenclature. Artists obtain different
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| in 1100 CE in a work by a German monk who
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| | effects of light transmission by using
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| called himself Theophilus. The same
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| | glass in different textures: wavy,
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| technique described by him was used for
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| | rippled, pebbled, smooth, hammered, or
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| over 900 years. The golden age of stained
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| | rough.
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| glass art was the medieval period, when
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| | Experimenting with colors and shapes, the
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| stained glass adorned many a cathedral in
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| | artisan or craftsperson who works with
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| Europe, introducing a sense of heaven
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| | stained glass has taken the art form from
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| with light and beauty filtering through
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| | being solely expressions of faith or
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| the aisles and prayer rooms.
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| | religious art to art that teases the
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| The 19th century saw a renewed interest
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| | senses and occupies pride of place in
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| in the art form and renowned artists
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| | homes, galleries, museum, business
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| introduced many new innovations. Louis
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| | centers, convention halls, and even
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| Comfort Tiffany was among the first to
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| | government buildings.
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| revolutionize stained glass art by using
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