Gemmail
Gemmail glass by Walter Womacka
Gemmail (French, plural gemmaux) describes a type of stained glass art developed during the 1930s by French painter Jean Crotti. Translated from French, the word literally means “enamel gem.”[1] It differs from traditional stained glass techniques in that the individual pieces of colored glass are not joined by lead came, but overlapped and glued together with a clear substance. Pablo Picasso is said to have hailed gemmail as a new art form. Inside the Basilica of St. Pius X of Lourdes Bernadette Soubirous's Way of Light, based on sketches by René Margotton, depicts the eighteen apparitions together with scenes from her life.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Elliott, Kelley. "A Brief History of Gemmaux". Corning Museum of Glass. Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Art: A New Art",Time, 1957.
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Larousse dictionary/encyclopedia (in French)
- Grand dictionnaire terminologique, Québec government's online dictionary (in French)
- Reverso online dictionary (in French)
- Mediadico online dictionary (in French)
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