2016年5月5日 星期四

John La Farge 1835-1910

Tonight's Art Moment is John La Farge's "Peonies Blowing in the Wind" from 1889. This vibrantly colored stained glass window achieves the illusionistic effects of a painting but with a luminosity and richness of color unattainable with oil paint. Enhancing the three-dimensional quality are sections of opalescent glass, a multicolored iridescent glass developed by John La Farge. Here, hues of red and pink meld together in the peonies' glowing petals, while deep greens and golden yellows suggest sun-dappled leaves. The window's design is based on Japanese hanging scrolls from La Farge's own collection and the borders emulate the scrolls' elaborate silk mountings. On view in Gallery 216.





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John La Farge (March 31, 1835 – November 14, 1910) was an American painter, muralist, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer.

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