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Christ and the Apostles

Posted by
Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 10 May 2012 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1890.

Tiffany first began experimenting with glass art in 1873. He opened the Tiffany Glass Company in 1885; it then became the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company and later Tiffany Studios. After designing hundreds of beautiful windows for churches, public buildings and homes of his wealthy clients, Tiffany became one of the most well-known glass designers in the United States, and his reputation for experimentation in stained glass techniques and originality in design is unsurpassed.

The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows is a permanent display of 150 stained glass windows housed in an 800-ft.-long series of galleries along the lower level terraces of Festival Hall at Navy Pier in Chicago. Open since February 2000, it is the first museum in the United States dedicated solely to stained glass windows. It showcases both secular and religious windows and is divided by artistic theme into four categories: Victorian, Prairie, Modern and Contemporary. All of the windows were designed by prominent local, national and European studios and most were originally installed in Chicago area residential, commercial and religious buildings.

The windows provide unique insight into Chicago's cultural, ethnic and artistic history. The time period they represent, 1870 to the present, was an era of intense urban revision that featured the development, decline and revitalization of neighborhoods, the development of commercial and cultural institutions, the evolution of artistic styles and the response of various ethnic groups to these changes. The religious windows reveal the national and ethnic styles of Chicago's European immigrants, while the residential windows display the history of architecture and decorative art styles.

Photo captured March 10, 2012.

NIKON D7000 1/30 second F/3.5 ISO 1000 18 mm

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Roman from Thiersee, Austria

this is really a beautiful window and you captured it very well

10 May 2012 5:37am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Beautifully presented

10 May 2012 6:27am

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

Wonderful framing and colors... This is really beautiful ! Have a lovely day :)

10 May 2012 7:05am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Great lights and colours rendered here Steve, tremendous luminosity.

10 May 2012 7:11am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Works like this are often perceived better in a photograph than they do in reality. I'm sure that's not so but it seems that way. Fine example here.

10 May 2012 7:19am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

BEAUTIFUL.. lovely strong colours..

10 May 2012 8:22am

Mhelene from Paris, France

Very beautiful! Superb colors .

10 May 2012 9:40am

Sam from Chennai, India

Wonderful colours and lights. Amazing details. Great shot. Love it. :)

10 May 2012 10:52am

tataray from france, France

Ohhh magnifiques couleurs et belle scène.)
Beau travail.

10 May 2012 11:18am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Beautiful glowing light and richness of colour - lovely tribute to this magnificent art.

10 May 2012 12:45pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Your photograph shows this stunning work off to full advantage.

10 May 2012 2:44pm

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Wunderbares Licht und Farben.

10 May 2012 2:59pm

franz from Baden, Austria

beautifully done, both by mr. tiffany and by you! i always find it difficult and challenging to photograph stained glass windows, so this is an excellent example of how it's done!

10 May 2012 5:21pm

Mariana M. from Waterloo, Canada

great shot . clear and crisp ( as always )

10 May 2012 6:05pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Very beautiful colors in this amazing piece of art! Beautiful presentation.

10 May 2012 6:40pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Gorgeous! That guy was a genius.

10 May 2012 7:18pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Gorgeous !!! Light and colors are fabulous. Impressive stained glass window, wonderful details !!!

10 May 2012 7:44pm

Othersideblue from Kerman, Iran

Great colored shot of an amazingly delicate piece of art!

10 May 2012 7:49pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Oh, Steven, this is EXQUISITE, 50 stars' worth if only that were possible!
I have saved this image for my desktop.

10 May 2012 8:30pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Gorgeous light and color! This is absolutely beautiful!

10 May 2012 8:45pm

Michael Fresh from Chester, United Kingdom

A masterpiece in glass, stunning image.

10 May 2012 9:17pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

superb capture.

10 May 2012 9:34pm

LauraS from Chico, United States

Incredible. I love stained glass windows, and this is perfection.

11 May 2012 1:12am

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

This is such a beautiful example of stained glass!

11 May 2012 1:57am

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

A beautiful glass very well captured.

11 May 2012 12:26pm