Esther's photos with the keyword: stained

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The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas in Galway, Ireland is the largest medieval parish church building in continuous use for religious services. The building was completed in 1320. AIMG 1760

The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas in Galway, Ireland is the largest medieval parish church building in continuous use for religious services. The building was completed in 1320. AIMG 1761

St. Mary's Church of Ireland - Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland AIMG 0851

St. Dunstan’s Basilica In Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. For a history of this church, see www.stdunstanspei.com/church-history . AIMG 4713

St. Dunstan’s Basilica In Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. For a history of this church, see www.stdunstanspei.com/church-history . AIMG 4716

The patron saint of trombonists TSCIMG 7213

Coptic Orthodox Church - Amman, Jordan AIMG 3728

Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, Massachusetts - "Peonies Blown in the Wind" window 1886 John La Farge, American, 1835–1910 AIMG 2735

"Butterflies and Foliage" window 1889 John La Farge, American, 1835–1910 AIMG 2736

"Morning Glories" window about 1877–78 Daniel Cottier, born in Scotland, 1838–1891 - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts AIMG 2731

Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, Massachusetts - Louis Comfort Tiffany created Parakeets and Gold Fish Bowl in 1893 "This magnificent window was painstakingly constructed out of rough and polished pieces of opalescent and “favrile” glass (the latter patented by L. C. Tiffany in 1894), which created effects unlike traditional stained glass windows that relied on uniform, solid-colored pieces of glass along with enameling, paint, or ink to create detailed images. With favrile glass, each piece could have several different rich colors that swirl together in varying degrees of thickness and intensity. Careful glass selection and manipulation allowed the artisans to create form and figure, including shading and depth. The variations in the yellow glass in the background of this window give the effect of ethereal, dappled sunlight, while irregularly shaped pieces of opalescent glass were used to create dimension in the composition. Opaque white drapery glass (so called because the heavily folded glass suggests fabric folds), was used over multicolored glass to suggest the impression of water in the fish bowl. To heighten the illusionistic effect, Tiffany incorporated a real chain to suspend the fish bowl. These daring techniques represented a new direction for Tiffany’s leaded glasswork that he continued to refine for years and for which he is well known today" media.mfa.org/dropbox/docs/pr/antiquesFineArt.pdf AIMG 2734

The Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy is the largest Franciscan church in the world. It is known for its chapels decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his students as well as its tombs and cenotaphs. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini are buried there. It was consecrated in 1442 and remodeled over the years. AIMG_3051

The Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy is the largest Franciscan church in the world. It is known for its chapels decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his students as well as its tombs and cenotaphs. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini are buried there. It was consecrated in 1442 and remodeled over the years. AIMG_3054

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. A Christian house-church was founded on the site around 220 by Pope Saint Callixtus I. A larger church was built on the site in 340 by Pope Julius I. Major restorations took place in the fifth and the eight centuries. Pope Innocent II razed and re-erected the church in 1140. AIMG_2633

The Parish Church de Saint-Paul. in St. Paul de Vence, France was constructed at the highest point of the village and its bell tower can be seen for miles. It was built in the 13th century and modified in the 15th century. It became the Collégiale de la Conversion de Saint-Paul (Collegiate Church of the Conversion of Saint Paul) in 1666. It houses some wonderful artwork. AIMG_2840

The Church of San Rafael in Heredia, Costa Rica was constructed in 1797. ODT: Glass AIMG_1137