Gothic Stained Glass Research Paper

For this essay I decided to discuss Gothic stained glass from the early Christians within the Christian religion. It is very hard to determine, definitively, when early Christian art began because before the year 100 the Christians were a people that faced many persecutions. The persecutions the early Christians faced are thought to be an important factor in why they were unable to create lasting artworks. Their persecutions are not the only reasons that are believed to be the reason that a lot of Christian art is not found, it could also be due to the fact that there was not many followers of the Christian religion and those that were followers were in the middle class and did not have the money to be able to create artworks that could endure for many years. “The earliest Christians worshiped in their homes; then, when they became politically secure enough, the Christians built churches… Architecturally, they were based on the basilica, the Roman law court” (History of Stained Glass). These churches included the Gothic stained glass, it was used for their church windows.

Stained Glass was a very important aspect within the Gothic culture. During the start of the …show more content…
Evidence for the earliest of stained glass art, such as this artwork is found in Britain. The stained glass found in Britain is dated as early as the seventh century. Apostles John and Paul, was made using different types of glass. The different types of glasses include different shapes, colors/ opacities, and a variety of sizes. This artwork was made with different hues of greens and blues, it also had large groups of yellows. This has showed me that there really are a numerous amount of different colored glasses that can be used for the stained glass. Other materials like metals are also used in the process of making stained glass. The methods that are used for stained glass are welding, glass blowing and