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 ...

Artisans, like worshipping pilgrims of the day who made pilgrimages to holy sites, traveled from church to church to work on stained glass window projects during the Medieval period. Most stained ...

Stained glass, whether high in a cathedral or gracing a stairwell in a home, depends on the sun to show its true glory. Throughout each day a stained-glass window or ornament is constantly changing, ...

Stained glass windows were a hallmark of upward-mobility sensibilities, an aspirational gesture for people enjoying the fruits of boomtown St. Paul. … but our independent journalism isn’t free to ...

Mesopotamian potters discovered the method for making multi-colored opaque glass beads around 2750 BC. Circa 1100 AD, a window of colored glass was documented in Germany. Colored glass windows were ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Anson Smart. Design by YSG Stained glass windows are an age-old artform, but the craft is ...

Boston Globe arts reporter Malcom Gay explains the historical significance of a stained-glass window featuring an image of Black Jesus. WARREN, R.I. — Clambering up a scaffold, art historian Virginia ...

Used by artisans across the globe for thousands of years, colored glass is one of the oldest art forms. Its origins date back as early as the 7th century, when stained windows began adorning churches, ...