ARTHIST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: India Ink, Hieratic, Fan Kuan
14 May 2013
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Today: stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, watercolour & ink, and tempura paint on panel. Church of saint-denis, suger, c. 1130-1144, france = 1st gothic building. Flying buttresses = walls are supported from the outside. Stained glass windows due to the walls being supported. Physical manifestation of god depicted by stained glass windows. The flight into egypt, incarnation window church of saint-denis, c. 1140-1144. Making the glass: heat sand and ash until they are molten. Staining the glass: while glass is molten add metallic oxides for colour. Using a cartoon as reference, cut individual shapes of color. Hot iron to crack glass into rough shapes. Grozing: chip away at the edges carefully with an iron tool to smooth out the shapes. Make an opaque paint from iron fillings and ground glass mixed in wine or urine. Fire the painted glass shapes in a kiln to fuse the paint with the surface.
