How was it made? Stained glass window | V&A
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- Опубліковано 29 бер 2021
- Watch as a medieval stained glass panel in our collection is reproduced using centuries-old techniques. The original ‘Entry into Jerusalem’ panel came from the choir windows in Erfurt Cathedral in eastern Germany, and was part of a scene dedicated to the Passion of Christ.
Process:
Drawing a cartoon template: 00:10
Cutting glass to size: 00:44
Making paint using metallic oxides and ground glass: 01:01
Marking outlines onto glass: 01:13
Matting: 01:21
Stippling: 01:29
Scraping paint with a needle: 01:45
Heating glass in a kiln: 01:52
Applying silver stain to back of glass: 01:56
Joining glass together using lead: 02:27
Applying glazing cement to panel: 03:02
Spreading whiting over panel: 03:18
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I did stained glass classes in the 1990's. I made a window for my front door. I was so proud of it.☺️
Of course. Judging by this video, when you do something by hand it's like your heart helped, as opposed to allowing a machine to take all the glory.
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I absolutely adore stained glass. I'm glad to see that there are still craftsmen who carry on the tradition
This is an absolutely old fashioned way of doing stained glass. A lost art if you ask me. This was so special to watch, thank you!
...whoa. now I REALLY admire the skill of the people who made the windows of our local church. They're so intricate and detailed, and beautiful. I've always stopped to wonder at them.
I love stained glass, it's awesome to know there are still artisans that can recreate so masterfully the technique. Thank you for sharing!
This is the most beautiful form of art on the planet.
Wonderful, but please make future episodes longer. The thought of all the priceless footage discarded saddens me
0:24 Figure on the left blinks
I’m getting a 15th century medieval stained glass panel restored at the moment and it looks just like this. It’s interesting to see how they were made.
Where do you live or work I am really intrigued now!
is it just me or did the guy on the left in the cartoon blink at 0:24
Thank you I haven't ever see the complete process before. Thank you to the artist who did the work. Lovely.
This was fascinating!
I was lucky enough to go to the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) years ago to see a display of Tiffany windows. I walked in to the exhibit, and there, in all its magnificence, was a window of fawns in the forest. I still remember, decades later, the breathtaking beauty of it. Kind of like turning a corner, and seeing a life size, but friendly, dragon.
So skilful and the end product is beautiful.
Thank you from people all over the globe that you created so interesting content
Fantastic, thank you!
Thank you that was beautiful. I always love finding out how things are made. It was very easy to follow.
This is fascinating, and the video is so beautiful too! I love this channel
That was interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Dude was handling lead with bare fingers like it was nothing
Fascinating. Thanks.
absolutely beautiful!!!
I would love to do this with my life; absolutely amazing
God bless these craftsmen & women, I will support their channel. 👍👍👍👍
Incredible.
This was amazing!!! 👏👏👏
I've done lots of stained glass over the years, both foil and leaded, and this is such a nice, concise video of how it's done properly. What is it about glass that's just magical?
Beautiful 🖤
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you !!
Beautiful
Loved this video. me and my partner have been making mostly stained glass suncatchers since december 2020 :)
So so amazing
Way interesting!!!
Thanks for sharing
Fascinating and beautiful; I always wondered how the painting was done! Would love to try this if there were someone around with whom I could apprentice.
Glass can be delicate, but is one of the most beautiful things..
Not knocking this video. Getting people interested in Stained glass is a great thing.
But as a Stained glass artist, I cringe seeing a 1 dollar (USD) glass cutter being used. Will it cut glass, sure, will it be hard and frustrating, absolutely. But back in those times (early stained glass) glass was crudely cut and "chipped" to create the shapes. This gave way to why there was a lot of "painting/staining" of glass. Rough shapes were filled in to create more refined shapes and images. Also, the painting (And I noticed the person painting here was very skilled) is a whole art in itself. And takes a bit to master. We now have better cutters and grinders to create more complex shapes to create a piece.
Stained glass is a great thing to learn and is far easier than people think. You must have patience, and with that, you can create some amazing things.
There are very few Stained glass artisans left, this is something that is somewhat of a dying art, especially the traditional Lead Cameing version of it. Copper foil is mostly used for art projects these days.
Silver stain is far more important and has many more properties than glossed over here. And is also another fascinating product and method to explore.
I'm assuming this was a "repair". I wish they had shown the original before disassembly. And also the varients of the lead. Anyway, glad they are putting out and promoting stained glass.
I’m guessing the switch to copper was related to the toxicity of lead? I didn’t see these artisans wearing gloves, and I couldn’t see if there was a ventilation hood. If you did this even as a long term hobby, wouldn’t this exposure have some negative effects?
@@lynn858 No Actually Tiffany came up with copper foil as it was far easier for a "cottage" industry to create things. Lamps and smaller stained glass items were outsourced to housewives. You could go to a catalouge and buy a tiffany lamp for a pretty good price. (Yes more towards middle class and up, but still obtainable) If you actually look at some Tiffany pieces you'll see a very poor quality of assemblage. The glass however is stunning as Tiffany would do watercolors of what he wanted and send it off to be created in glass.
As for lead, there was just as much lead in the solder as the came, and you were inhaling much more fumes as there is 100 times more soldering than traditional lead.
@@Art_911 I asked the right person! That's fascinating. It makes perfect sense that Tiffany was outsourcing to piece workers - now that you mention it.
old boss was a glazer with ten guys working for him in his 50 year career,,,,I came along when he was semi retired,,,,his methods,,,, all glass work and cutting done on a soft pile carpet covered large wood table,a 2 ft wooden T square red devil cutters stored in a cut plastic oil container,to catch the tiny pieces of glass,,a separate container for 1/8th tick glass window 1,4 double strength, fir large one lite wood windows,,flat 6 wide in pliars to snap off waste glass pieces, glass has to be pumice rubbed clean for easy cutting to shape
Lovely! I love seeing anything craftsmanship!
This is a beautiful video and it's a pleasure to see the skills and artistry preserved to this day.
Question - Are there any health concerns about handling lead with bare hands for so much time?
Very nice
This music is beautiful. What is it?
It's Musica Para Leer Y Concentrarse, by Relajacion
I would Love to learn how to make stained glass, it's been a life long dream.
Not a difficult dream to make reality.
@@dang2443 It is in my area, sadly.
@@lilitharam44 Yeah, i don't believe that. There are how-to videos here on YT, books on Amazon, classes you can take....it's not rocket science. You can buy supplies online.
@@dang2443 That's true but I wanted to learn from someone who knows what they are doing and is willing to take apprentices, I would even work for free, just to learn.
@@lilitharam44 It's not that difficult, seriously. Obviously you won't be making projects like in this video, but conceptually it's not rocket science.
The chance that someone sees this is low but I have a burning question. On what heat does the kiln need to go? I recently came in possesion of the materials to do this. I really want to use it it a school project and the school had a kiln normally in service for keremics I can use. But we don't know what setting is needed. The pigment brands are so old I can't find it out that way eather. If anyone knows, please tell me?
Also appologies for the spelling, english is not my first language and I have dislectia
Loved this! Is there anywhere in the US they teach how to make these glasses?
Cathedral Basilica in Denver has some of the most magnificent stained glass in the USA
Church was built from 1906 to 19011 across from the state capital.
If you come to Denver, don't miss it
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Did the left guy blinked his eyes at 0:25?
managed a 100 y/o stone gothic period 3 flat,stone stairs and entrance floor,there were 2 leaded and beveled glass sashes above the old doorway which btw was original dark wood door and frame,,,,,I removed the old nails that secured the panes into the casement,carefully prying them out slow,,,all edges got sanded,,summer sunlight caused the old thing to get nice and flat,,a couple breaks in the lead were resoldered,,no pieces broken,,pumice I used to polish each piece,vaced all the residue and dirt up,once more a cleaning with windex and clean rag,,, next putty I bought from my old window glazing boss,( nu putty out of business)
I used a curved embee 3.4 knife to work in a bead of putty smoothly into each seam,,,,,this bedding seals out nose and weather,prevents glass pieces from cracking,,,a neat repair that will last I think another 2 owners of the ole homestead,,,(am trying sarco oil putty,soybean base,do not know how long it will last),,,heat from a hand dryer will do if you heat the sash and pieces slowly,holding the dryer a few inches on medium heat,,a repair more than restoration but get the job done
0:25 the painting blinked. Wtf
Unreal. all thy labor is never in vain, when done with character, in his name. 🙏🙏
Thank You! Anything on the way it would be done in the 14th century without the kiln?
There would've been Brick kilns available too.
As mentioned, there were "kilns" back then. Firing pottery and glass is fairly similar, though glass is fired at a much lower temperature.
Amusing that this is the focus of such an inquiry and not the soldering iron.
@@futurestoryteller 😂us humans
I was appalled to see the artisan handling the lead caming without using gloves. Lead is absorbed through the skin and, given his obvious skill level, he handles it a lot.
I was wondering that myself. Maybe it has a protective coating.
So glad someone commented this - I had the same thought!
Maybe just for the video
Evrything in stain glass is lethal I fire paints stains, acid etch and handel lead. Sadly I prefer to work bare hand I wash often as I work. Better feel. The artists I meet in Glasgow also work bare handed.
I'd imagine most glass grinders did not live long past 30s 40s before hyrdfleuric acid.
I wanted to do stain glass aged four 🙂
The guy who taught me to cut glass and leading worked for that Company as a cutter. I then went to Glasgow to learn painting and etching.
I was told by an artist that you just wash your hands afterwards and dont touch your face you will be ok.
does anyone know how they coloured the glass ? like how did they make the glass red in the gothic period
thanks !
I know one of the ways they added red to glass before modern pigments (don't know if it was also in the medieval times however) was adding tiny gold particles. I have seen gold glass artifacts surprisingly often
Let me just go pick some stained glass from my stained glass tree
Seems easy enough.
But how did they make the coloured glass?
Isn’t lead poisonous
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Technique name - ?
Derek
Yes but how is the GLASS made??!!
why not just paint one glass block?
This video really skipped on a lot of details
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Lead poisoning ☠️☠️☠️
Very interesting and, as usual, irritating for want of spoken narration.