As you know, stained glass is a work of decorative art, made up of multicolored glasses. Stained-glass windows can be ornamental, reproducing an abstract ornament, or artistic, depicting everyday scenes. Since the stained-glass windows were actively used in churches and temples, they often displayed various religious subjects.
History of Stained Glass
The art of stained glass arose in medieval times. The first story stained glass windows appeared in the Gothic churches of France and Germany. They were installed in large lancet windows, which are called "roses". Then this art was for a long time forgotten, and gained its former popularity only in the XIX century. In Russia, at this time, only learned what a stained glass window is, because local masters previously simply could not make transparent colored glass. The real flowering of stained-glass art began under Tsar Nicholas I, at the behest of which the imperial palaces of Petersburg were decorated with these ancient "paintings in 61 glasses". Approximately at the same time, the empire plants began experiments on the creation of a real stained glass , and artisans began to master the imitation of stained glass - the painting of transparent glass paints.
Nowadays there are many types of stained glass that differ in the way they are made. Among the most popular are:
- set (the simplest stained-glass window, made up of pieces of colored glass);
- mosaic (as a rule, it is an ornament);
- Painted (composed of painted glasses and can include several elements of other types of glass);
- sintering, or fusing (work in the technique of baking multicolored glasses into a single whole);
- cast (each blown piece of glass has a facet, and then the whole composition is inserted into the metal frame from the reinforcement or cemented);
- facetted (faceted glass is inserted into the frame of brass or copper);
- etched (thanks to the chemical reaction into which hydrofluoric acid enters with the main component of the glass, it is possible to obtain any patterns using stencils);
- stained glass by Tiffany technology (pieces of glass are collected on a tape of copper);
- sandblasting (accordingly, sandblasting of glass sections is used here);
- zalivnoy (decorative method of imitating stained glass by applying contour and colored polymer paints);
- combined (a mixture of the technologies described above in one product).
Stained glass in interior design
Today, stained glass technique is actively used in design. Colored glasses decorate living quarters, making them more cozy and comfortable. And, unlike medieval customs, modern stained-glass windows are used not so much for external glazing, as for interior decoration. In particular, it can be interior doors, partitions for zoning, pieces of furniture, chandeliers and lamps, small interior items (panels, decorative vases, etc.).
The decoration of the apartment with the help of stained glass windows is fashionable, stylish and modern. However, to inscribe stained glass in the interior of a particular room, it is necessary to take into account various factors, such as the overall color scheme of the apartment, its style orientation and many other trivia and nuances. Ideally, you should entrust this painstaking business to a design specialist.
Knowing what a stained glass window is in architecture and design and how to use it competently, you can make an apartment visually more spacious and bright, sate it with warm shades and enliven the interior with bright colors. Make your home more stylish thanks to stained glass technology!
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