Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained-Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany

Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Tiffany Studios he founded are internationally famous today for their inventive intricate and vibrantly colored leaded glass work. Ecclesiastical commissions made up the majority of TiffanyÕs work and his innovative application of opalescent glass to windows radically transformed the interiors of religious institutions in America. Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained- Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany is the first volume to focus exclusively on TiffanyÕs celebrated ecclesiastical windows presenting ten of the most significant religious windows produced by Tiffany Studios between 1880 and 1925 and the important collection of Tiffany works at The Richard H. Driehaus Museum.TiffanyÕs masterpieces tell stories of American entrepreneurship of places of worship and of evolving relationships to religion. This volume not only focuses on the beautiful and exceptionally crafted objects in the collection but it also delves into the ideas and stories including the progressive technologies designers and patrons behind the windows. As well as comparative details there are two special gate-fold inserts which highlight two of the windows—Christ and the Apostles 1890 and Ecclesiastical Angels 1905.

Hardcover: 82 pages

Publisher: GILES (September 17 2019)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1911282468

ISBN-13: 978-1911282464

Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.5 x 12 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds