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Gothic Stained Glass Windows Stained glass replaced the wall frescos of earlier times. 14th Century 12th Century It illustrated the teachings of old and new testaments. http://hungart.euroweb.hu/tours/11_16_c1.html http://www.thestorefinder.com/glass/library/history.html

History of stained glass timeline Gothic Era 12th Century (1100’s) Renaissance Era 14th-15th Centuries (late 1300’s to early 1500’s) Art of Stained Glass fell from favor (Late 1500’s to 1800’s) Art Noveau 20th Century (1900’s) Contemporary 21st Century (2000’s) 12th Century 15th Century 14th Century 18th Century 17th Century 16th Century 19th Century 20th Century 21th Century 13th Century 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 The history of stained glass begins in the 12th Century. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/glas/hd_glas.htm http://www.stainedglass.org/main_pages/association_pages/historySG.html

The exterior of The Great Rose Window. Gothic Stained Glass Windows The exterior of The Great Rose Window. In Europe, the art of stained glass reached its height between 1150 and 1500, when magnificent windows were created for great cathedrals. http://www.thestorefinder.com/glass/library/history.html http://www.mphm.com/tour/8/s_glass_windows/s_trancept_window.htm

Gothic Stained Glass Windows Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, stained glass of the Virgin and Child ca. 1170 http://www.thestorefinder.com/glass/library/history.html

Renaissance Stained Glass Windows Renaissance stained glass is very different from that of the previous period. Figures represent abstract ideas. The Visitation, 1444 Probably Strasbourg; From the Carmelite church at Boppard-am-Rhein http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/08/euwc/ho_13.64.3ab.htm

Decline of Stained Glass Between the late 1500’s and the 1800’s stained glass: Fell from favor. Castles, palaces, and churches were destroyed due to Political issues Religious reasons Social conditions http://www.stainedglass.org/main_pages/association_pages/historySG.html http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/United_Kingdom/England/england3.htm

Art Nouveau Stained Glass Art Nouveau style Principal characteristic is curving lines. Principal subject is nature. http://www.stainedglass.org/main_pages/association_pages/historySG.html

Louis Tiffany 1848-1933 http://www.macklowegallery.com/tiff_lamps.html                                                                                                                               http://www.macklowegallery.com/tiff_lamps.html http://www.loveisarose.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=L&Category_Code=LCTSGA

Inventor of the opalescent stained glass window John Le Farge (1835–1910) Inventor of the opalescent stained glass window Lunette: Panel from the Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York, ca. 1880–82 John La Farge Leaded opalescent glass http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/lafarge/Html/cat3f.htm

John Le Farge Welcome, 1908-9 John La Farge Leaded opalescent glass, cloisonné glass, copper wire, and paint http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/lafarge/Html/cat3f.htm

Holy Cross, Woodchurch, England Contemporary Stained Glass Holy Cross, Woodchurch, England http://www.wirral.clara.net/woodchpics.htm

Contemporary Stained Glass http://www.dolphinglassstudio.co.uk/scotheme.htm

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Contemporary Stained Glass So Bright © Vividline, Inc. http://www.webshots.com/g/65/31186-sh/31113.html

Contemporary Stained Glass Thomas Kinkade "The Light of Peace" stained glass window http://www.thingsunique.com/stained_glass/sg_sea/718.html

Sir Edward Burne-Jones Contemporary Stained Glass Sir Edward Burne-Jones "Viking Ship" stained glass window http://www.thingsunique.com/stained_glass/sg_sea/9032.html