T he art of stained glass dates back thousands of years to Ancient Rome, but throughout the centuries there have been various styles and iterations to bring the old craft into modern eras. Rebecca ...
A highly controversial proposal to replace the historic stained glass windows in Paris’s iconic Notre-Dame cathedral with contemporary works has been rejected by France’s National Heritage and ...
The French president Emmanuel Macron first announced the plans during a visit to the cathedral on December 8. He said he would initiate a competition inviting contemporary artists to submit designs ...
French president Emmanuel Macron, backed by the archbishop of Paris, is planning to replace a series of stained-glass windows, even though they remained intact after the devastating fire of 2019.
© Claire Tabouret - Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech. Photo: Amanda Charchian The artist Claire Tabouret has been chosen by the French president Emmanuel ...
Seeing stained glass in more modern settings has given Tiffany Stained Glass more avenues to explore how they can preserve and bring the craft into the contemporary space We live in interesting times: ...
The windows in six chapels on the southern side of the cathedral will be replaced with new windows designed by modern French painter Claire Tabouret. French artist Claire Tabouret poses following a ...
I think we can all agree that the idea of stained glass sounds a) old fashioned b) complicated and c) extravagant. We were thinking that, too, until we started to see the translucent colored material ...
When you think of stained glass, you might think of cathedrals or mosques. Or in homes, you might think of Victorian architecture—and who could blame you? Stained-glass windows have become less common ...
Sainte-Chapelle, the more petite Parisian structure in Notre Dame’s shadow, was built in 1248 as a house for King Louis IX to stash his collection of religious relics. The 50-foot-high stained glass ...