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Author(s) -
Katarzyna Pyka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
narracje o zagładzie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2451-2133
pISSN - 2450-4424
DOI - 10.31261/noz.2021.dhc.13
Subject(s) - art , craft , stained glass , beauty , glazing , visual arts , art history , aesthetics , engineering , computer science , civil engineering , window (computing) , operating system
Katarzyna Pyka discusses lead as a substance which for centuries has made possible stained glass glazing both in sacral and secular buildings. This article focuses on the uses of lead and compares the work of stained glass artists in the past and today. Contrary the associations of this craft with vivid multicolored compositions, Pyka has decided to keep her discussion in grayscale; her purpose has been to emphasize the importance of this silvery metal, which has enriched the history of art from the Middle Ages by making possible the beauty of stained glass compositions.