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Stained Glass & Mosaics

Stained Glass & Mosaics. Beautiful Glass. Stained Glass. History of Stained Glass. Where is it usually found? What is its purpose? Aleksandra Puzyn, stained glass artist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Ru4oEd9CY. South Rose Window, Notre Dame de Paris.

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Stained Glass & Mosaics

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  1. Stained Glass & Mosaics Beautiful Glass

  2. Stained Glass

  3. History of Stained Glass Where is it usually found? What is its purpose? Aleksandra Puzyn, stained glass artist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Ru4oEd9CY

  4. South Rose Window, Notre Dame de Paris

  5. South Rose Window, Notre Dame de Paris

  6. Louis Comfort Tiffany • American, 1948 -1933 • Son of Tiffany & Co founder

  7. Magnolia and Irises, ca. 1908

  8. Contemporary Stained Glass

  9. Contemporary Stained Glass

  10. Mosaics

  11. Mosaics • Byzantine Empire - propoganda • Small pieces of glass or tile, called tesserae, are attached a stable surface to make an image • Grout fills the spaces between the tesserae

  12. Empress Theodora and Her Attendants

  13. Emperor Justinian and his Attendants Dedicated by Bishop Maximian, 547 CE

  14. Justinian and his Attendants Symbolism: _______________________ _______________________ Byzantine stylistic features: (check out feet!) _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________

  15. Contemporary Mosaics

  16. table top dish

  17. Compare & Contrast What are some similarities between mosaics and stained glass? What are some differences?

  18. Project Criteria Mosaic honoring Ms. Louise Ray, youth mentor and community activist. Imagine you are a well-known glass artisan. You are going to create a piece in honor of someone who is very important to you. In your glass masterpiece, you must include symbols that represent your honored person.

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