Once a fixture in many churches, galleries, and private homes throughout Europe, stained glass is a dying art with a tradition that stretches back hundreds of years.
We scheduled a visit at the Studio Moretti Caselli in October 2024 and it was astounding. The tour provided us with an incredible background into the history of Perugia as well as the history of stained glass and photography techniques. And seeing the work up close, particularly the portrait of Queen Margherita of Savoy, was absolutely stunning. We loved every minute of it!
Amazing work-- the hiding of the metal seams in the Queen Margherita piece is incredible. But I can't help dwelling on the idea that a stained-glass rendering of the "Last Supper"-- as you said, a remarkable technical achievement-- is somewhere on the wall of a cemetery in Glendale, California. Bury me in Glendale?
Odd, isn't it? But according to Maddalena, it's mostly Americans who appreciate this traditional art form and are willing to pay for it. Sadly, Italians aren't really interested in stained glass anymore, and apparently that's been the case for a century.
We scheduled a visit at the Studio Moretti Caselli in October 2024 and it was astounding. The tour provided us with an incredible background into the history of Perugia as well as the history of stained glass and photography techniques. And seeing the work up close, particularly the portrait of Queen Margherita of Savoy, was absolutely stunning. We loved every minute of it!
Amazing work-- the hiding of the metal seams in the Queen Margherita piece is incredible. But I can't help dwelling on the idea that a stained-glass rendering of the "Last Supper"-- as you said, a remarkable technical achievement-- is somewhere on the wall of a cemetery in Glendale, California. Bury me in Glendale?
Odd, isn't it? But according to Maddalena, it's mostly Americans who appreciate this traditional art form and are willing to pay for it. Sadly, Italians aren't really interested in stained glass anymore, and apparently that's been the case for a century.