Stained Glass & Mosaics Beautiful Glass. Stained Glass.

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Stained Glass & Mosaics Beautiful Glass

Transcript of Stained Glass & Mosaics Beautiful Glass. Stained Glass.

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Stained Glass & Mosaics

Beautiful Glass

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Stained Glass

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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

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South Rose Window, Notre Dame de Paris

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South Rose Window, Notre Dame de Paris

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Louis Comfort Tiffany

• American, 1948 -1933

• Son of Tiffany & Co founder

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Magnolia and Irises, ca. 1908

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Contemporary Stained Glass

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Contemporary Stained Glass

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Mosaics

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• 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

Mosaics

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Empress Theodora and Her Attendants

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Emperor Justinian and his Attendants

Dedicated by Bishop Maximian, 547 CE

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Symbolism:

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Byzantine stylistic features:

(check out feet!)

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Justinian and his Attendants

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Contemporary Mosaics

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table top

dish

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Compare & Contrast

What are some similarities between mosaics and stained glass?

What are some differences?

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Project Criteria

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.

Mosaic honoring Ms. Louise Ray, youth mentor and community activist.