Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In today’s U.S. they are beloved for their beauty. But what happens to those windows when the ...

Tom and Gayle Benson's 112-year-old home on Audubon Place has many historic architectural details -- from gracefully sloping ceilings to massive marble mantels and monumental ceiling medallions. But ...

Visitors came to First Presbyterian Church, one of 13 stops on Thursday’s Everett Art Walk, to see its magnificent windows. The evening offered more. Along with seeing artistry and biblical imagery in ...

The mention of stained glass often brings to mind Louis Comfort Tiffany and his magnificent windows. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a wave of German, Austrian and Swiss immigrants settle ...

For decades, the stained-glass window hid in plain sight. In some ways, it was easy to miss. How many people really look that closely at the stained-glass windows in their church, expecting to find ...

Critics say the emphasis on diversity and emotional expression risks translating a central mystery of the Church into the ...

Four of the panels date as far back as 40 years before Thomas Becket's grisly death. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Stained glass, an art form of light and memory, is at the centre of a global conversation about heritage, conservation, and ...

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Under the griddled glass ceiling of the Grand Palais in Paris, six towering arched forms rise in sequence, unfolding like a nave. Their surfaces are washed in blues, greens, and ember reds. From a ...