History of Glass Painting in India
Glass paintings are paintings done on piece of glass which is used as canvas.
With this form of painting
having existed since ancient Roman period and much earlier under the name reverse glass painting in
China, the...
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History of Glass Painting in India
Glass paintings are paintings done on piece of glass which is used as canvas.
With this form of painting
having existed since ancient Roman period and much earlier under the name reverse glass painting in
China, the artists used glass as a medium for painting and for incorporating innovative artistic
techniques for introducing creating eye-catching work on back of the glass pieces.
As an art form, Glass painting featured both folk and fine
arts and with passing time gained wide spread presence in
cities like Italy influencing its Renaissance art and
increasing its reach to Central Europe’s churches in the 19th
century.
With this art taking shape of folk art in countries
like Moravia, Slovakia, Austria and others, the journey of
glass painting took a new turn in 20th
century with the use
of mixing acrylic and oil paint and in 21st century with a
change brought about in the painted themes as per the
changing creative thought process happening around
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