STAINED GLASS / VITRAGEStained glass art is produced through the combination of brilliantly colored glass in varying degrees of transparency and light natural or artificial.
This combination creates a dynamic art form which is transformed with every variation in the lighting. Stained glass changes in color, hue and intensity throughout the day and passing of the seasons of the year. |
MOSAIC At the most simple definition, mosaic is "a picture or other design constructed from smaller pieces". Many of the same materials used in ancient mosaics are used today. Stone and rock are still common mosaic material, along with marble, terracotta, and glass paste. Glass paste, or smalti as it is called, was a favorite material during the Byzantine era.
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CHURCH PAINTINGS, ICONSIn Christiantity, an icon (from Greek eikon- "image") is a flat picture of Christ, Mary, or other saints. Most icons are painted in egg tempura on wood, but some are created with mosaic tiles, ivory, or other materials. In Orthodox Christianity, icons are sacred works of art that provide inspiration and connect the worshipper with the spiritual world. The scenes depicted in icons usually relate to liturgical celebrations rather than directly to historical events.
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BUON FRESCOBuon Fresco (also kown as True Fresco) is an ancient painting method, with its beginnings in Egyptian, Greek, and Roman times. Not reaching its full development and expression until the Renaissance, Buon Fresco is painting on the medium of wet plaster with pure pigments. The pigment becomes locked under the calcium carbonate skin of the plaster as it cures, creating an extraordinarily long-lasting and beautiful painting.
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SGRAFFITOThe term sgraffito comes from the Italian word sgraffire which means (literally) “to scratch”. Sgraffito is a technique of wall decor, produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colors to a moistened surface and then in either case scratching so as to produce an outline drawing.
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TEMPERA TECHNIQUE, SECCOSecco (Italian: ‘dry’). Term applied to any technique of mural painting in which the colours are applied to dry plaster
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