Flight Into Egypt: Stained Glass

Stained glass is made by bringing sand and ash to the molten state under intense heat, and “staining” it color through the addition of metallic oxides. This molten material was then blown and flattened into sheets. One of the examples from our reading is Fig. 16-4 The Flight Into Egypt. The crisp elegance of the delineation of faces, foliage and drapery are painted with vitreous enamel on the vibrantly colored pieces of glass that make up the panel, which is almost as clear as it was when the windows were new.