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IVCetalqlass PAINTIN^ at NIQHT
hen night begins By a recently discovered attempts have been made
to fall in the old method stained glass which to solve the problem of how
churches, then the retaLns lts beauty under to keep such windows alive
marvelous stained glass reflected linht if made at mg * °r' cxPressinS lt
windows seem to go to technically, how to invent
sleep. During the day, and p. WasKhlXVYX-FveUYld a Slass that will give the
especially when the sun same or at least a similar
lights them up from outside, they glow like many- effect of color and design whether the light strikes
colored jewels and fill the wide interior spaces it from outside and therefore sends rays through
with a light that, striking the congregation simul- it, as the sun's light does through the day; or
taneously with the organ's mighty peal, makes whether the light strikes it within when, in order
one think of music mysteriously converted into to make the decoration effective, the fight must
color. But at night-fall, color after color fades be reflected. But this task was no easy one and
away until all are grey and dead. Only the sun's seemed almost impossible to solve until suddenly,
kiss will bring them to life again. Thus, evening as so often in such cases, an accident showed the
services miss entirely this almost supernatural way to its solution. Mr. Augustus Wagner,
element of glimmering color that binds, as it were, founder of the old-established glass-mosaic works
heaven and earth into one whole and makes the of Puhl and Wagner in Berlin and of Ravenna
"music of the spheres" visible to all who have Mosaics in this country, had sent to an exposition
eyes to see. a number of exhibits which, however, did not
That is the reason why in numerous buildings, arrive for the opening of the show. The question
especially public ones such as theatres and halls then arose how, in spite of that, to attract people
where people assemble principally in the evening, by giving the effect of color to some unstained
stained glass is hardly ever used because just when glass that had arrived in time? Experimenting
its effect ought to heighten, as nothing else could, by painting a thin layer of gold bronze on the
the function going on, its decorative qualities are glass, it was found that a beautiful although
blotted out and dark, forbidding-looking areas of rather weak shimmer was produced. And from
blank space take its place. this chance experiment as starting point, Mr.
No wonder then that, for a long time, many Wagner evolved, in slow stages, a new technique
AUGUST 1925
three Jijty-seven
IVCetalqlass PAINTIN^ at NIQHT
hen night begins By a recently discovered attempts have been made
to fall in the old method stained glass which to solve the problem of how
churches, then the retaLns lts beauty under to keep such windows alive
marvelous stained glass reflected linht if made at mg * °r' cxPressinS lt
windows seem to go to technically, how to invent
sleep. During the day, and p. WasKhlXVYX-FveUYld a Slass that will give the
especially when the sun same or at least a similar
lights them up from outside, they glow like many- effect of color and design whether the light strikes
colored jewels and fill the wide interior spaces it from outside and therefore sends rays through
with a light that, striking the congregation simul- it, as the sun's light does through the day; or
taneously with the organ's mighty peal, makes whether the light strikes it within when, in order
one think of music mysteriously converted into to make the decoration effective, the fight must
color. But at night-fall, color after color fades be reflected. But this task was no easy one and
away until all are grey and dead. Only the sun's seemed almost impossible to solve until suddenly,
kiss will bring them to life again. Thus, evening as so often in such cases, an accident showed the
services miss entirely this almost supernatural way to its solution. Mr. Augustus Wagner,
element of glimmering color that binds, as it were, founder of the old-established glass-mosaic works
heaven and earth into one whole and makes the of Puhl and Wagner in Berlin and of Ravenna
"music of the spheres" visible to all who have Mosaics in this country, had sent to an exposition
eyes to see. a number of exhibits which, however, did not
That is the reason why in numerous buildings, arrive for the opening of the show. The question
especially public ones such as theatres and halls then arose how, in spite of that, to attract people
where people assemble principally in the evening, by giving the effect of color to some unstained
stained glass is hardly ever used because just when glass that had arrived in time? Experimenting
its effect ought to heighten, as nothing else could, by painting a thin layer of gold bronze on the
the function going on, its decorative qualities are glass, it was found that a beautiful although
blotted out and dark, forbidding-looking areas of rather weak shimmer was produced. And from
blank space take its place. this chance experiment as starting point, Mr.
No wonder then that, for a long time, many Wagner evolved, in slow stages, a new technique
AUGUST 1925
three Jijty-seven