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Hand and Roses with Dalle de Verre (detail)

Rault Brothers, France

circa 1957

The figure of the saint is painted with conventional fired vitreous enamel on regular glass, while the background is a diagonal grid of dalle de verre. Both types of glass were set in conventional lead cames by the Rault studio.

 

Hand and Roses with Dalle de Verre (detail)