Are you interested in some of the more notable or famous stained glass works around the world?  Here’s a list you should check out:

·        The Lorsch Christ:  from the Lorsch Abbey it’s widely believed to be the earliest surviving example of figurative stained glass.  It dates from the tenth or eleventh century.

·        Benedictine Abbey Church of Saint-Denis:  St Denis was the burial place of French kings for over 800 years.  Though the original church was built around the year 800, its most notable architectural features were added when the east and west ends were rebuilt 1141.   The revolutionary vaulting and construction techniques used at this time make it the first Gothic Church.

·        Stained Glass Showing the Martyrdom of Thomas Becket:  found in the Canterbury Cathedral, this is one of the earliest surviving English stained glass, because most of the earlier works were destroyed by Oliver Cromwell.

·        Stained Glass of Saint George:  from southern Germany.  The image of St George appears often in 13th-century Western European art, as he was the patron saint of the Crusaders.  In Germany at this time he was depicted almost as frequently as the Madonna.

·        Cathedral of Chartres:  cathedral about 50 miles from Paris, widely considered the finest example of Gothic architecture, with a breathtaking use of stained glass.

·        La Sainte-Chapelle:  the most visually beautiful aspects of the chapel, and considered the best of their type in the world, are its stained glass for which the stonework is a framework.

·        Tiffany glass:  Tiffany invented a process for making opalescent glass at a time most other artists believed clear stained glass superior.  Examples of his lamps, vases, flat pieces, and other works are in museums around the world, and he is widely considered to be a main contributor to the rebirth of stained glass art in the early 20^th century.

·        Doak Campbell Stadium:  a modern piece, it’s one of the five largest stained glass pieces in the world, students at Florida State University created the 20’ by 30’ window.  The completed window contains approximately 8,500 pieces of glass.