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- Title
Designers, Glaziers, and the Process of Making Stained Glass Windows in 14th- and 15th-Century Florence.
- Authors
Thompson, Nancy M.
- Abstract
This article analyzes the shifting roles of the designers and creators of Italian stained glass windows from the 14th to 15th centuries through close study of several windows from the three major glazing campaigns in Florence Cathedral. While the glaziers who created the 14th-century nave windows in the cathedral made key decisions about color, composition, and ornament, 15th-century glaziers faced a demand that they re-create with precision the designs of painters and sculptors who worked in the new style of early 15th-century Florence. Consequently, glaziers had to invent new ways of cutting and leading stained glass windows in order to accommodate the monumental figures and large expanses of single colors required by these opaque designs. While these adaptations were achieved with different degrees of success, the change in the roles of designers and glaziers in the production of stained glass ultimately led to a new conception of the function of stained glass windows in the church interior.
- Subjects
ITALY; STAINED glass windows; GLASS painting &; staining; GLAZIERS; GLASSWORKERS; CHURCH decoration &; ornament; CHURCH windows; INTERIOR decoration of cathedrals; RENAISSANCE decoration &; ornament; HISTORY; WINDOW design &; construction
- Publication
Journal of Glass Studies, 2014, Vol 56, p237
- ISSN
0075-4250
- Publication type
Article