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Peshtigo, WI
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Title
Window To Heaven
Artist
Ms Judi
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The term stained glass can refer to colored glass as a material or to works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture.
Modern vernacular usage has often extended the term "stained glass" to include domestic lead-light and objects d'art created from came glass work exemplified in the famous lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
As a material stained glass is glass that has been colored by adding metallic salts during its manufacture. The colored glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame. Painted details and yellow stain are often used to enhance the design. The term stained glass is also applied to windows in which the colors have been painted onto the glass and then fused to the glass in a kiln.
Stained glass, as an art and a craft, requires the artistic skill to conceive an appropriate and workable design, and the engineering skills to assemble the piece. A window must fit snugly into the space for which it is made, must resist wind and rain, and also, especially in the larger windows, must support its own weight. Many large windows have withstood the test of time and remained substantially intact since the late Middle Ages. In Western Europe they constitute the major form of pictorial art to have survived. In this context, the purpose of a stained glass window is not to allow those within a building to see the world outside or even primarily to admit light but rather to control it. For this reason stained glass windows have been described as 'illuminated wall decorations'.
The design of a window may be non-figurative or figurative; may incorporate narratives drawn from the Bible, history, or literature; may represent saints or patrons, or use symbolic motifs, in particular armorial. Windows within a building may be thematic, for example: within a church - episodes from the life of Christ; within a parliament building - shields of the constituencies; within a college hall - figures representing the arts and sciences; or within a home - flora, fauna, or landscape.
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September 7th, 2013
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Orillia, On - Canada
This is not only beautiful I love your caption ! /v
Ms Judi replied:
Thank you so much Gail for your wonderful comment and promotion! Your comment means a lot to me and I really appreciate your opinion. Have a great day. =)
Crisfield, MD - United States
Gorgeous architectural image, Ms Judi! A perfect composition too! I chose this image as PIF in WFS. V/f....
Ms Judi replied:
Thank you so much Bette for your wonderful comment and promotion! Your comment means a lot to me and I really appreciate your opinion. Have a great day. =)
Crisfield, MD - United States
Gorgeous architectural image, Ms Judi! A perfect composition too! I chose this image as PIF in WFS. V/f....
Crisfield, MD - United States
Gorgeous architectural image, Ms Judi! A perfect composition too! I chose this image as PIF in WFS. V/f....
Doniphan, MO - United States
Beautiful shot! I love the way you shot the window between the tree trunks! Very nice! v.f
Kaukauna, WI - United States
Absolutely beautiful capture and processing! Love the composition and textures! v&f
Lake Worth, FL - United States
Such an interesting image Judi! We voted! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Iola, WI - United States
It is an honor and a privilege as an administrator of one of the top groups on FAA, our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, to promote and highlight your awesome artworks on our homepage in one of the prestigious positions, on our group Featuring HOMEPAGE! Your artworks show your love of what you do, and is refined to where we not only accept and promote your fine works, but welcome that opportunity. It is a pleasure to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists in the WFS group. Thanks for sharing! Fave and Vote Forever, Elvis
Houston, TX - United States
Beautiful image Ms Judy! Love the way the stained glass window is famed by the tree. Gives it a 3D effect! v/f
Bentonville, AR - United States
Judi---this is a beautiful and interesting perspective---love your caption! f/v
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