Stained glass in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Vue de l'intérieur de la cathédrale de Sens, Camille Corot

Vue de l'intérieur de la cathédrale de Sens, 1874.

Vue de l'intérieur de la cathédrale de Sens (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Geometric Composition, Vertical-Horizontal, Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Geometric Composition, Vertical-Horizontal, 1927.

Composition géométrique verticale-horizontale (museum title)

Sophie Taeuber-Arp (Swiss), verre et plomb

Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France

The Five Sisters, York Minster, David Young Cameron

The Five Sisters, York Minster, 1907.

The Five Sisters, York Minster (museum title)

David Young Cameron (British), etching and drypoint

National Gallery of Art, United States

Sketchbook, 1906.

Luonnoskirjan lehti: Tampereen tuomiokirkon pyöröikkuna, (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Sketch of the stained glass "Apollo - Copernicus's Solar System" in the Physicians' Society House in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

Sketch of the stained glass "Apollo - Copernicus's Solar System" in the Physicians' Society House in Kraków, 1904.

Szkic witraża "Apollo - System słoneczny Kopernika" w… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Atlas, sketch for a stained-glass window for the Physicians' Society House in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

Atlas, sketch for a stained-glass window for the Physicians' Society House in Kraków, 1904.

Atlas. Szkic witraża do Domu Towarzystwa Lekarskiego w… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Three historical caricatures: Francis I, Stefan Batory, Napoleon (recto). Caricature of Kazimierz Wielki (Casimir the Great) from the stained glass design (verso), 1901.

Trzy karykatury historyczne: Franciszek I, Stefan Batory… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Conceptual sketches for the stained-glass windows of the Franciscan church, Stanisław Wyspiański

Conceptual sketches for the stained-glass windows of the Franciscan church, 1897.

Szkice koncepcyjne witraży do kościoła Ojców Franciszkanów (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil, colored pencils and pen and ink on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Blessed Salomea, design for the stained-glass window of the chancel of the Franciscan church in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

Blessed Salomea, design for the stained-glass window of the chancel of the Franciscan church in Kraków, 1897.

Błogosławiona Salomea. Projekt witraża do okna prezbiterium… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel and pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Pelican, Sketch for a Stained-Glass Window of Tampere Cathedral

Pelikaani, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalausta… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil, colored pencil and watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Interior of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Aleksander Gierymski

Interior of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, 1899.

Wnętrze bazyliki św. Marka w Wenecji (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Das Glas Wein, c. 1658–1660.

Das Glas Wein (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

L’Église de Moret et le vieux marché, Alfred Sisley

L’Église de Moret et le vieux marché, 1893.

L’Église de Moret et le vieux marché (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée Calvet, France

Interior of a Church, Henri de Braekeleer

Interior of a Church, 1871.

Kerkinterieur (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Interior of the presbytery with the Veit Stoss altarpiece, Leon Wyczółkowski

Interior of the presbytery with the Veit Stoss altarpiece, 1926.

Wnętrze prezbiterium z ołtarzem Wita Stwosza (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), color lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

God the Father – Design to the Stained-Glass Window for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, Stanisław Wyspiański

God the Father – Design to the Stained-Glass Window for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1904.

Bóg Ojciec. Replika projektu witraża do okna zachodniego… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Conceptual design for a stained-glass window, Stanisław Wyspiański

Conceptual design for a stained-glass window, 1899.

Projekt koncepcyjny witraża (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper mounted on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

"God the Father", design for the stained-glass window of the west nave window of the Franciscan church in Kraków, Stanisław Wyspiański

"God the Father", design for the stained-glass window of the west nave window of the Franciscan church in Kraków, 1897.

"Bóg Ojciec". Projekt witraża do okna zachodniego nawy… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Holy Spirit, Sketch for the Stained-Glass Window of the South Gallery of Tampere Cathedral

Pyhä henki, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon etelälehterin… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Lioness Trying to Revive Her Dead Cub with Her Breath. Sketch for a Stained-Glass Window of Tampere Cathedral. Unrealised Motif

Naarasleijona yrittää henkäisyllään elvyttää kuolleen… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil and watercolor

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Interior, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre, Amélie Lundahl

Interior, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre, 1880–1884.

Sisäkuva, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre (museum title)

Amélie Lundahl (Finnish), oil

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

L'Église de Moret après la pluie, Alfred Sisley

L'Église de Moret après la pluie, 1894.

L'Église de Moret après la pluie (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

La Mort de l'avare, 1480.

La Mort de l'avare (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

National Gallery of Art, United States

L'Église de Moret au soleil du matin, Alfred Sisley

L'Église de Moret au soleil du matin, 1893.

L'Église de Moret au soleil du matin (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Kunst Museum Winterthur (museum building), Switzerland

The Duke of Alba Receiving the Pope's Blessing in the Cathedral of Sainte-Gudule, Brussels, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The Duke of Alba Receiving the Pope's Blessing in the Cathedral of Sainte-Gudule, Brussels, 1815.

The Duke of Alba Receiving the Pope's Blessing in the… (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white gouache, with black and red chalk and graphite

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

The chancel with the open Stoss altarpiece, Leon Wyczółkowski

The chancel with the open Stoss altarpiece, 1926.

Prezbiterium z otwartym ołtarzem Stwosza (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sketch for a stained-glass window of Kraków Cathedral, Stanisław Wyspiański

Sketch for a stained-glass window of Kraków Cathedral, 1899.

Szkic do witraża katedry krakowskiej (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Blind Veit Stoss with his granddaughter, Jan Matejko

Blind Veit Stoss with his granddaughter, 1865.

Ociemniały Wit Stwosz z wnuczką (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Pelican Reviving Its Young with Its Heart's Blood. Sketch for a Stained-Glass Window of Tampere Cathedral

Pelikaani elvyttää poikasiaan sydänverellään. Luonnos… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

War and Peace, Famine and Death, The Tree of Life. Sketches for the Stained-Glass Windows of Tampere Cathedral

Sota ja rauha, Nälkä ja kuolema, Elämänpuu. Luonnoksia… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Interior of St Wolfgang's Church in Rothenburg, Aleksander Gierymski

Interior of St Wolfgang's Church in Rothenburg, 1896.

Wnętrze kościoła św. Wolfganga w Rothenburgu (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

L'Église de Moret, le soir, Alfred Sisley

L'Église de Moret, le soir, 1894.

L'Église de Moret, le soir (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

L'Église de Moret, temps pluvieux, le matin, Alfred Sisley

L'Église de Moret, temps pluvieux, le matin, 1893.

L'Église de Moret, temps pluvieux, le matin (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom

L'Église de Moret, temps de gelée, Alfred Sisley

L'Église de Moret, temps de gelée, 1893.

L'Église de Moret, temps de gelée (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British)

Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland

Interior of the Church of Saint Paul in Antwerp, Henri de Braekeleer

Interior of the Church of Saint Paul in Antwerp, 1865–1869.

Interieur van de Sint-Pauluskerk in Antwerpen (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Waiting

Het wachten (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), pencil and watercolor on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

The Organ (L'Orgue), 1893.

The Organ (L'Orgue) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), color lithograph

Museum of Modern Art, United States

Death, a Faintly Visible Rider. Sketch for a Stained-Glass Window for Tampere Cathedral

Kuolema, heikosti erottuva ratsastaja. Lasimaalausluonnos… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), charcoal on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Stained-Glass Sketches for Tampere Cathedral: the Lion, the Pelican, Rose Motif of the Lower Level

Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalausluonnoksia: Leijona… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil and watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Lioness Trying to Revive Her Dead Cub with Her Breath. Unrealised Sketch for a Stained-Glass Window of Tampere Cathedral

Naarasleijona yrittää henkäisyllään elvyttää kuolleen… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Eagle and ibex, unrealised design for a stained-glass window in the Physicians' Society House in Kraków (left side window), Stanisław Wyspiański

Eagle and ibex, unrealised design for a stained-glass window in the Physicians' Society House in Kraków (left side window), 1905.

Orzeł, koziorożec. Niezrealizowany projekt witraża do Domu… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

L'Église de Moret sous la pluie, côté transept, Alfred Sisley

L'Église de Moret sous la pluie, côté transept, 1894.

L'Église de Moret sous la pluie, côté transept (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Birmingham Museums Trust, United Kingdom

L'Église de Moret, temps pluvieux le matin, 1893.

L'Église de Moret, temps pluvieux le matin (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British)

Langmatt Museum, Switzerland

Faith, 1560.

Faith (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Faith, 1559.

Faith (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and brown ink on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Banquet of the Officers of the Calivermen Civic Guard, Frans Hals

The Banquet of the Officers of the Calivermen Civic Guard, 1627.

The Banquet of the Officers of the Calivermen Civic Guard (museum title)

Frans Hals (Dutch), oil on canvas

Frans Hals Museum, Netherlands

Saint Jérôme dans sa cellule, Albrecht Dürer

Saint Jérôme dans sa cellule, 1514.

Saint Jérôme dans sa cellule (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

Städel Museum, Germany

The Holy Spirit, Lion beside Its Dead Cub, Sketches for the Stained-Glass Windows of Tampere Cathedral. Unrealised Design

Pyhä henki, Leijona kuolleen pentunsa vierellä, luonnokset… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Pelican Reviving Its Dead Young with Its Heart's Blood. Sketch for a Stained-Glass Window of Tampere Cathedral, Final Motif

Pelikaani elvyttää sydänverellään kuolleita poikasiaan.… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), colored pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Scale Sketch of the Division of a Window Frame of Tampere Cathedral, for the Stained-Glass Window The Tree of Life

Tampereen tuomiokirkon ikkunan puitteiden jäsentelyluonnos… (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), watercolor on tracing paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland