"PAINTING ON LIGHT: Drawings And Stained Glass In The Age Of Dürer And Holbein"
2000-07-11 until 2000-09-24
J. Paul Getty Center
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA

During the late Gothic and Renaissance periods in Germany and Switzerland (from 1480 to 1530), the art of stained glass rivaled oil painting in importance. Glass was produced in large quantities, both as monumental windows for churches and as small panels intended for private homes. Most of the greatest German and Swiss artists of the period, including Albrecht Dürer and Hans Holbein the Younger, designed stained glass.

This installation explores the creative relationship between artists and their work by uniting preparatory designs with the breathtaking windows that resulted from them. This is a unique opportunity to view the milestones of German and Swiss stained glass through works generously lent by collections throughout the United States and Europe. This exhibition was co-organized by the Getty Museum and The Saint Louis Art Museum. It is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog.

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